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graze/xml-utils
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XML utilities, mainly conversion between XML <=> array.

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xml-utils
=========

[](#xml-utils)

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XML utilities, mainly conversion between XML <=> array.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require graze/xml-utils
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Converting an array to XML

[](#converting-an-array-to-xml)

```
$array = [
    'child1' => 111,
    'child2' => 222
];

$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement('');

$xmlConverter = new Graze\XmlUtils\XmlConverter();
$xmlConverter->addArrayAsChildren($array, $xmlElement);

echo $xmlElement->asXml();
```

result:

```
?xml version="1.0"?>
111222

```

#### Attributes

[](#attributes)

Attributes are supported by using `@attributes` key with an array of attribute name => value.

```
$array = [
    'child1' => [
        '@attributes' => [
            'id' => 123
        ]
    ]
];

```

result:

```

```

#### Attributes with value

[](#attributes-with-value)

If a value needs to be set for an element with an attribute then the `@value` key should be used.

```
$array = [
    'child1' => [
        '@attributes' => [
            'id' => 123
        ],
        '@value' => 'some description'
    ]
];

```

result:

```
some description

```

#### Repeated elements

[](#repeated-elements)

Repeated elements are supported with indexed arrays.

```
$array = [
    'child' => [
        'first',
        'second'
    ]
];

```

result:

```
firstsecond

```

### Converting XML to an array

[](#converting-xml-to-an-array)

```
$xml = '123456';

$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);

$xmlConverter = new XmlConverter();
$array = $xmlConverter->convertToArray($xmlElement);

```

result:

```
[
    'child1' => '123',
    'child2' => [
        '@attributes' => [
            'id' => '1'
        ],
        'subchild1' => '456'
    ]
];

```

### Formatting XML

[](#formatting-xml)

Formats XML so it is easier to read.

```
$unformattedXml = '123456';

$xmlFormatter = new XmlFormatter();
$formattedXml = $xmlFormatter->format($unformattedXml);

```

result:

```

  123

    456

```

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
make build test
```

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Brendan Kay](https://github.com/brendankay)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~6 days

Total

3

Last Release

3017d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

v1.0.1PHP >=5.5

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

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