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folded/file
===========

Manipulate files with functions for your web app.

v0.2.0(5y ago)0221MITPHP

Since Oct 10Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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folded/history
==============

[](#foldedhistory)

Manipulate files with functions for your web app.

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Summary
-------

[](#summary)

- [About](#about)
- [Features](#features)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Version support](#version-support)

About
-----

[](#about)

I created this library, to avoid having to throw exception in my code when I use the file functions.

Folded is a constellation of packages to help you setting up a web app easily, using ready to plug in packages.

- [folded/action](https://github.com/folded-php/action): A way to organize your controllers for your web app.
- [folded/config](https://github.com/folded-php/config): Configuration utilities for your PHP web app.
- [folded/crypt](https://github.com/folded-php/crypt): Encrypt and decrypt strings for your web app.
- [folded/exception](https://github.com/folded-php/exception): Various kind of exception to throw for your web app.
- [folded/history](https://github.com/folded-php/history): Manipulate the browser history for your web app.
- [folded/http](https://github.com/folded-php/http): HTTP utilities for your web app.
- [folded/orm](https://github.com/folded-php/orm): An ORM for you web app.
- [folded/routing](https://github.com/folded-php/routing): Routing functions for your PHP web app.
- [folded/request](https://github.com/folded-php/request): Request utilities, including a request validator, for your PHP web app.
- [folded/session](https://github.com/folded-php/session): Session functions for your web app.
- [folded/view](https://github.com/folded-php/view): View utilities for your PHP web app.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Will throw an Exception if an error occured while using the functions
- Have the exact same signature as the native functions

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP version >= 7.4.0
- Composer installed

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

In your root folder, run this command:

```
composer required folded/file
```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

- [1. Open a file](#1-open-a-file)
- [2. Close a file](#2-close-a-file)
- [3. Delete a file](#3-delete-a-file)
- [4. Write a CSV row to a file](#4-write-a-csv-row-to-a-file)
- [5. Read a CSV row from a file](#5-read-a-csv-row-from-a-file)
- [6. Rename a file](#6-rename-a-file)
- [7. Write on file](#7-write-on-file)

### 1. Open a file

[](#1-open-a-file)

In this example, we will get an opened file.

```
use function Folded\openFile;

$file = openFile("path/to/file.txt", "r");
```

### 2. Close a file

[](#2-close-a-file)

In this example, we will close an opened file.

```
use function Folded\openFile;
use function Folded\closeFile;

$file = openFile("path/to/file.txt", "r");

closeFile($file);
```

### 3. Delete a file

[](#3-delete-a-file)

In this example, we will delete an existing file.

```
use function Folded\deleteFile;

deleteFile("path/to/file.txt");
```

### 4. Write a CSV row to a file

[](#4-write-a-csv-row-to-a-file)

In this example, we will write a CSV row in a file.

```
use function Folded\openFile;
use function Folded\addCsvRowToFile;

$file = openFile("path/to/file.csv", "w");

addCsvRowToFile($file, ["foo", "bar"]);
```

### 5. Read a CSV row from a file

[](#5-read-a-csv-row-from-a-file)

In this example, we will get a CSV row from a file. Subsequent calls will get the next rows from the file.

```
use function Folded\openFile;
use function Folded\getCsvRowFromFile;

$file = openFile("path/to/file.csv", "r");

$firstRow = getCsvRowFromFile($file);
$secondRow = getCsvRowFromFile($file);
```

### 6. Rename a file

[](#6-rename-a-file)

In this example, we will rename a file.

```
use function Folded\changeName;

changeName("path/to/old.txt", "path/to/new.txt");
```

### 7. Write on file

[](#7-write-on-file)

In this example, we will write on an opened file.

```
use function Folded\writeOnFile;

$file = fopen("path/to/file.txt");

writeToFile($file, "some text");
```

If you need to get the number of bytes written, get the return of the function.

```
use function Folded\writeOnFile;

$file = fopen("path/to/file.txt");

$numberOfBytesWritten = writeToFile($file, "some text");

echo "$numberOfBytesWritten bytes written";
```

Version support
---------------

[](#version-support)

7.37.48.0v0.1.0❌✔️❓v0.2.0❌✔️❓

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2045d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15908747?v=4)[Anwar](/maintainers/khalyomede)[@khalyomede](https://github.com/khalyomede)

---

Top Contributors

[![khalyomede](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15908747?v=4)](https://github.com/khalyomede "khalyomede (13 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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