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html5/htmlreader
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Html5 stream tokenizer/reader (not using libxml)
v2.0.1(8y ago)13.3k11MITHTMLPHP >=7.0
Since Aug 18Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare
[ Source](https://github.com/dermatthes/HTMLReader)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/html5/htmlreader)[ Docs](http://leuffen.de)[ RSS](/packages/html5-htmlreader/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago
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HTMLReader
==========
[](#htmlreader)
HtmlReader is a very simple Html Parser NOT build on libxml. It is thought as replacement for XMLReader which won't parse html5 input data properly. It is faster than DOM and won't change a single whitespace.
It won't care about properly closed Elements etc. so you can / have to do it your own.
Installation
------------
[](#installation)
Use Composer to install the Package from Packagist.com:
```
composer require html5/htmlreader
```
Usage
-----
[](#usage)
```
$reader = new HtmlReader();
$reader->loadHtml("input.html")
// $reader->loadHtmlString("");
$reader->setHandler(new HtmlCallback()); // parse();
```
Debugging
---------
[](#debugging)
We have packed a DebugHtmlCallback Handler.
New in Version 1.1.0
--------------------
[](#new-in-version-110)
- Added Support for Namespaces
Credits
-------
[](#credits)
Written by Matthias Leuffen
### Health Score
31
—
LowBetter than 66% of packages
Maintenance20
Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained
Popularity19
Limited adoption so far
Community10
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity61
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 ~150 days
Total
4
Last Release
3150d ago
Major Versions
1.1.0 → v2.0.02017-11-04
### Community
Maintainers
[dermatthes](/maintainers/dermatthes)
---
Top Contributors
[](https://github.com/dermatthes "dermatthes (15 commits)")
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htmlHTML5tokenizerparsing
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