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jackal/copycat
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Library to copy `things` from one format to another

v0.2.13(5y ago)34.4k↑43.3%MITPHPPHP >=5.6CI failing

Since Jul 18Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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CopyCat
=======

[](#copycat)

A simple PHP to "copy" data from one source to another

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### Requirement

[](#requirement)

PHP >= **5.6**

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

Install library with composer

```
composer require jackal/copycat

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

#### Basic example: from array to sql insert statement

[](#basic-example-from-array-to-sql-insert-statement)

```
require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
$reader = new \Jackal\Copycat\Reader\ArrayReader([
    ['col1' => 'value1','col2' => 'value2'],
    ['col1' => 'value3','col2' => 'value4'],
    /*...*/
]);

$workflow = new \Jackal\Copycat\Workflow($reader);
$workflow->addWriter(new \Jackal\Copycat\Writer\SQLFileWriter('test_table','test_table.sql'));
$workflow->process();

echo file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/test_table.sql');

```

#### From array to array

[](#from-array-to-array)

```
$reader = new \Jackal\Copycat\Reader\ArrayReader([
    ['value1'],
    ['value2'],
    /*...*/
]);

$workflow = new \Jackal\Copycat\Workflow($reader);
$workflow->addWriter(new \Jackal\Copycat\Writer\ArrayWriter($outputArray));

$workflow->process();

var_dump($outputArray);

```

### Filters

[](#filters)

With Filters you can apply logic to exclude certain values from the output.

```
/*[...]*/
/*Define wich column to apply filter*/
$workflow->addFilter(new NotBlankFilter('col1'));
/*[...]*/

```

Filters are callable objects, you can define your own filter

```
/*[...]*/
/*Define custom filter*/
$workflow->addFilter(function($values){
    return $values['col1'] > 0;
});
/*[...]*/

```

### Converter

[](#converter)

With Converter you can modify values to the output.

```
/*[...]*/
/*Define custom filter*/
$workflow->addConverter(new DatetimeToStringConverter('col1'));
/*[...]*/

```

You can set your own converter

```
/*[...]*/
//apply custom converter
$workflow->addConverter(function ($values){
    foreach ($values as &$value) {
        if ($value == 'to convert') {
            $value = 'converted';
        }
    }
    return $values;
});
/*[...]*/

```

### Sorting

[](#sorting)

Is it possible to sort output values

```
/*[...]*/
//add sorter
$workflow->addSorter(new AscendingSorter('col1'));
/*[...]*/

```

If you want to sort values basing on multiple columns, you can just add multiple params. **Use with care! this method could create performance issues on large input data**

```
/*[...]*/
//add sorter
$workflow->addSorter(new AscendingSorter('col1','col2','col3',/*...*/));
/*[...]*/

```

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- **Luca Giacalone** (AKA JackalOne)

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~51 days

Recently: every ~1 days

Total

16

Last Release

2144d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

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