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jayzeng/config-reader
=====================

Ini config reader for PHP 5.3

v0.1(13y ago)248MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Feb 3Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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Config Reader to parse ini files
================================

[](#config-reader-to-parse-ini-files)

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\##Usage: config.ini

```
[production]
username = 'jayzeng'
password = 'password'

[whitelistIps]
ip[] = 127.0.0.1
ip[] = 192.168.0.1/24
```

```
use ConfigReader\Ini as IniReader;

// read a specific rule
$username = IniReader::factory( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.ini' )
                    ->setLabel('production')
                    ->getLabel('username');
                    // returns jayzeng
```

Read all rules within a label section

```
use ConfigReader\Ini as IniReader;

// read all rules within production section
$prodConfig = IniReader::factory( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.ini' )
                    ->setLabel('production')
                    ->toArray();

// returns
// array
// 'username' => 'jayzeng'
// 'password' => 'password'

// You can also populate an array
$ips = IniReader::factory( __DIR__ . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config.ini' )
                    ->setLabel('whitelistIps')
                    ->toArray();
// returns
// array
// 'ip' => array ( '127.0.0.1', '192.168.0.1/24' );
```

\##Issues & Development

- Source hosted [GitHub](https://github.com/jayzeng/config-reader)
- Report issues, questions, feature requests on [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/jayzeng/config-reader/issues)

\##How to release new version?

- RELEASE\_VERSION - version number
- RELEASE\_MESSAGE - release message

```
make release RELEASE_VERSION="0.1" RELEASE_MESSAGE="v0.1 is released"
```

\##Author: [Jay Zeng](https://github.com/jayzeng/), e-mail:

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###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.6% 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

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Total

1

Last Release

4852d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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