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johnstevenson/json-works
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Create, edit, query and validate json

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Json-Works
==========

[](#json-works)

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A PHP library to create, edit, query and validate [JSON](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8259).

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

[](#installation)

Install the latest version with:

```
$ composer require johnstevenson/json-works
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4 minimum, although using the latest PHP version is highly recommended.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The library is intended to be used with complex json structures, or with json data that needs validation. Full usage information is available in the [documentation](docs/doc.md).

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Validation](#validation)

### Overview

[](#overview)

Json-Works allows you to create, edit and query json data using [JSON Pointer](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6901) syntax. For example:

```