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jedkirby/json
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Simple JSON Parsing
-------------------

[](#simple-json-parsing)

This package is designed to bridge the gap between the default `json_*` methods, ensuring a fluent and easy to use structure.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package can be installed via \[Composer\]:

```
$ composer require jedkirby/json
```

It requires **PHP >= 7.0.0**.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The following guide assumes that you've imported the class `Jedkirby\Json` into your namespace.

The `Json` constructor requires you to pass the exact same methods as the [`json_decode`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php) method, however, is provides additional functionality once initilised.

The following code should help explain using this package, thus providing the fluent and easy to use structure:

```
$json = new Json('{"name":"James Kirby"}');

if (false === $json->isValid()) {
    throw new RuntimeException(sprintf(
        'Parsing failed with error "%s"',
        $json->getErrorMessage()
    ));
}

return $json->getResponse();

```

Helpers
-------

[](#helpers)

There's a couple of helper methods built in, which provide additional functionality, these are listed below:

MethodDescription`Json::decode()`Alias for the `new Json()` method, passing the same arguments.`Json::decodeFromPath()`Helper to read contents from a provided `$path`, which is the first argument instead of a JSON string.Testing
-------

[](#testing)

Unit tests can be run within the package, however, it utilises [Docker](https://www.docker.com/community-edition) & [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install):

```
$ docker-compose -f ./docker-compose.yml run --rm cli php ./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

**jedkirby/json** is licensed under the MIT license. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2588d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

jsonphpjson

###  Code Quality

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