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frostaly/var-exporter
=====================

The frostaly VarExporter component.

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VarExporter Component
=====================

[](#varexporter-component)

[![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/95505865)](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/95505865)

The VarExporter component provides a simple alternative to PHP's `var_export()`.

[![Source Code](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b12f8c8f84769802ad19d42611083a835c9ad20b890f0ac02635d5025e23ca74/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f736f757263652d66726f7374616c792f7661722d2d6578706f727465722d626c75652e737667)](https://github.com/frostaly/var-exporter)[![CI Status](https://github.com/frostaly/var-exporter/workflows/Build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/frostaly/var-exporter/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Build%22)[![Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7699a5bea6dd8bac52c34b3e35aaa95a5571dcf092b5f77088f42c85f12edb03/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f66726f7374616c792f7661722d6578706f727465722f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e67)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/frostaly/var-exporter/?branch=master)[![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/73bfb4e77526c638f10b0b86d5e0606cb7d317fe50a7082e84de1c41170433a9/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f66726f7374616c792f7661722d6578706f727465722f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/frostaly/var-exporter/?branch=master)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f48c4e27e13201a3bd84815224f51b584618b5f0fda213ca685705c813cf5b9d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d47504c2d3030383837372e737667)](https://github.com/frostaly/var-exporter/blob/master/LICENSE)

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

[](#requirements)

- This library requires PHP 8.1 or later.

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

[](#installation)

This library is installable via [composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
$ composer require frostaly/var-exporter

```

Quickstart
----------

[](#quickstart)

The VarExporter works like `var_export()`. It takes any value and returns the PHP code representation for that value:

```
echo Frostaly\VarExporter\VarExporter::export(['foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => [1.0, true, null]]);
```

```
[
    'foo' => 'bar',
    'baz' => [
        1.0,
        true,
        null,
    ]
]
```

Exporting Objects
-----------------

[](#exporting-objects)

VarExporter determines the most appropriate method to export your object using the registered encoders.

### StdClassEncoder

[](#stdclassencoder)

It exports stdClass as an array to object cast.

```
(object) [
    'foo' => 'Hello'
    'bar' => 'World',
]
```

### SetStateEncoder

[](#setstateencoder)

It uses the `__set_state()` method just like `var_export` would do:

```
Namespace\CustomClass::__set_state([
    'foo' => 'Hello'
    'bar' => 'World',
])
```

### SerializeEncoder

[](#serializeencoder)

It uses `__serialize()` and `__unserialize()` methods and the `Frostaly\VarExporter\Instantiator` class:

```
Frostaly\VarExporter\Instantiator::unserialize(Namespace\CustomClass::class, [
    'foo' => 'Hello',
    'bar' => 'World',
]);
```

### ObjectEncoder

[](#objectencoder)

It can encode any custom object using either its constructor and named arguments or the `Frostaly\VarExporter\Instantiator` class:

```
new Namespace\CustomClass(
    foo: 'Hello',
    bar: 'World',
)
```

```
Frostaly\VarExporter\Instantiator::construct(Namespace\CustomClass::class, [
    'foo' => 'Hello',
    'bar' => 'World',
]);
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Anyone can contribute to this repository. Please do so by posting issues when you've found something that is unexpected or sending a pull request for improvements.

###  Health Score

16

—

LowBetter than 4% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity26

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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