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ironedge/file-utils
===================

File utilities.

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File Utils
==========

[](#file-utils)

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Description
-----------

[](#description)

This component allows you to load, save, encode and decode files of different types on a very simple way.

Currently supported formats:

- JSON
- YAML

See the roadmap to know which other file types will be supported in future versions.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To open a file, use the following code:

```
use IronEdge\Component\FileUtils\File\Factory;

$factory = new Factory();

// $file will be an instance of a subclass of \IronEdge\Component\FileUtils\File\Base .
// It detects the file type by its extension, and creates an instance of the appropiate
// class, if it's available.

$file = $factory->createInstance('/path/to/your/file');

// File contents are lazy loaded and decoded. When you call the "getContents" method, it opens
// the file and decodes its data.

$data = $file->getContents();

// Suppose we've open a JSON file with contents {"myParam": "myValue"}

print_r($data);

// It would print

Array
(
    [myParam] => myValue
)

// If you need to update the file

$data['myParam'] = 'newValue !';

$file->setContents($data);

$file->save();
```

Roadmap
-------

[](#roadmap)

- XML Handling.

###  Health Score

21

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LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

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

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**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.

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