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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. framesnpictures-laravel/dto ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) framesnpictures-laravel/dto =========================== Universal Data Transport Objects 0.6.0(4y ago)01.1k2PHP Since Nov 15Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bhoopal10/dto)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/framesnpictures-laravel/dto)[ RSS](/packages/framesnpictures-laravel-dto/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2d ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (4)Versions (38)Used By (2) Universal Data Transfer and Transformation Object Library ========================================================= [](#universal-data-transfer-and-transformation-object-library) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e9f19f2ce160dccc43c02fe6bc16cb4604c52554c8a97e493fcf5558e7d355c9/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6672616d65736e70696374757265732f756e6976657273616c2d64746f2f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/framesnpictures/universal-dto)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7cd0ee2362db2ef7ed50b31478b605f8d51cf1860045b7022f7707d81631ea72/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6672616d65736e70696374757265732f756e6976657273616c2d64746f2f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/framesnpictures/universal-dto)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b5609ad842f457a0ce1e8610a08395e07473edb4c778030ec3ace0bfe7380190/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6672616d65736e70696374757265732f756e6976657273616c2d64746f2f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/framesnpictures/universal-dto)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e5b471039bc5fc268c5b867b12a573f06e6f133e2f8c1a1b3ccafe82c7077525/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6672616d65736e70696374757265732f756e6976657273616c2d64746f2f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/framesnpictures/universal-dto)[![Production Environment](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4fc778841dba51c30bcbb0ba94416d6f6628d8fc6a1559a0a9c9f3e9cf243957/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4672616d65734e50696374757265732f64746f2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572 "Production Environment")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4fc778841dba51c30bcbb0ba94416d6f6628d8fc6a1559a0a9c9f3e9cf243957/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4672616d65734e50696374757265732f64746f2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` php composer require framespictures/dto ``` Note ---- [](#note) ``` PLEASE NOTE THIS PROJECT IS WORK IN PROGRESS! API MAY CHANGE WITHOUT WARNING! IF YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE IT INTO YOUR PROJECT PLEASE STICK TO ONE PARTICULAR VERSION. ``` Data Transfer Object Theory --------------------------- [](#data-transfer-object-theory) A Data Transfer Object is an object that is used to encapsulate data, and send it from one subsystem of an application to another. DTOs are most commonly used by the Services layer in an N-Tier application to transfer data between itself and the UI layer. The main benefit here is that it reduces the amount of data that needs to be sent across the wire in distributed applications. They also make great models in the MVC pattern. Another use for DTOs can be to encapsulate parameters for method calls. This can be useful if a method takes more than 4 or 5 parameters. Using DTOs internally vastly simplifies PHP code allowing for IDE code hinting and avoiding mistakes in array string keys which is a common source of errors. It also greatly improves refactoring. Using it in Repository Pattern in conjunction with Eloquent, allows for true logic and persistence separation. Usual Use Cases --------------- [](#usual-use-cases) ### API Output [](#api-output) ### Array to Structured Model Conversion [](#array-to-structured-model-conversion) ### Data Mapping [](#data-mapping) ### Input Mapping [](#input-mapping) ### Data Transformation, Cleanup and Chaining [](#data-transformation-cleanup-and-chaining) ### Code Driven Sets [](#code-driven-sets) Classes ------- [](#classes) ### Basic DTO [](#basic-dto) ### Flexible DTO [](#flexible-dto) ### Mapper [](#mapper) #### Basic functionality [](#basic-functionality) #### Multi level mapping [](#multi-level-mapping) #### Advanced mapping [](#advanced-mapping) ### Set Model [](#set-model) #### Database Set [](#database-set) ### Config Models [](#config-models) #### Laravel Config [](#laravel-config) ### Class Maps [](#class-maps) ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 97.5% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~72 days Recently: every ~273 days Total 33 Last Release 1512d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/945b8256f470d7617b9a4b0e85d9f7289a2a404a4578727bbb753a6ab97fe24b?d=identicon)[bhoopal10](/maintainers/bhoopal10) --- Top Contributors [![chris97pl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1183990?v=4)](https://github.com/chris97pl "chris97pl (115 commits)")[![bhoopal10](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5277986?v=4)](https://github.com/bhoopal10 "bhoopal10 (3 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/framesnpictures-laravel-dto/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/framesnpictures-laravel-dto/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/framesnpictures-laravel-dto) ``` ### Alternatives [jofrysutanto/windsor YAML-ised Configuration for ACF 549.2k](/packages/jofrysutanto-windsor)[jshannon63/jsoncollect Supercharge your JSON using collections 154.9k1](/packages/jshannon63-jsoncollect) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)