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josantonius/datatype
====================

PHP simple library for managing of data types.

1.1.6(7y ago)4281[1 issues](https://github.com/josantonius/php-data-type/issues)MITPHPPHP ^5.6 || ^7.0

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PHP DataType library
====================

[](#php-datatype-library)

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**This library will no longer be supported. Alternatively, you can use the** [Validate](https://github.com/Josantonius/php-validate) **library.**

[Versión en español](README-ES.md)

PHP simple library for managing of data types.

---

- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Available Methods](#available-methods)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Tests](#tests)
- [Sponsor](#Sponsor)
- [License](#license)

---

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

[](#requirements)

This library is supported by **PHP versions 5.6** or higher and is compatible with **HHVM versions 3.0** or higher.

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

[](#installation)

The preferred way to install this extension is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

To install **PHP DataType library**, simply:

```
composer require Josantonius/DataType

```

The previous command will only install the necessary files, if you prefer to **download the entire source code** you can use:

```
composer require Josantonius/DataType --prefer-source

```

You can also **clone the complete repository** with Git:

$ git clone

Or **install it manually**:

[Download DataType.php](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Josantonius/PHP-DataType/master/src/DataType.php):

```
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Josantonius/PHP-DataType/master/src/DataType.php

```

Available Methods
-----------------

[](#available-methods)

Available methods in this library:

### - Convert object to array

[](#--convert-object-to-array)

```
DataType::objectToArray($object);
```

AttributeDescriptionTypeRequiredDefault$objectVariable of the object.objectYes**\# Return** (array) → object converted to array

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

To use this library with **Composer**:

```
require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use Josantonius\DataType\DataType;
```

Or If you installed it **manually**, use it:

```
require_once __DIR__ . '/DataType.php';

use Josantonius\DataType\DataType;
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Example of use for this library:

```
$object = new \stdClass();

$object->name  = 'Josantonius';
$object->email = 'info@josantonius.com';
$object->url   = 'https://github.com/josantonius/PHP-DataType';

echo ''; var_dump(DataType::objectToArray($object)); echo '';

/*
array(3) {
  ["name"]=>
  string(11) "Josantonius"
  ["email"]=>
  string(20) "info@josantonius.com"
  ["url"]=>
  string(36) "https://github.com/josantonius/PHP-DataType"
}
*/
```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

To run [tests](tests) you just need [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/) and to execute the following:

```
git clone https://github.com/Josantonius/PHP-DataType.git

cd PHP-DataType

composer install

```

Run unit tests with [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/):

```
composer phpunit

```

Run [PSR2](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) code standard tests with [PHPCS](https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer):

```
composer phpcs

```

Run [PHP Mess Detector](https://phpmd.org/) tests to detect inconsistencies in code style:

```
composer phpmd

```

Run all previous tests:

```
composer tests

```

Sponsor
-------

[](#sponsor)

If this project helps you to reduce your development time, [you can sponsor me](https://github.com/josantonius#sponsor) to support my open source work 😊

License
-------

[](#license)

This repository is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

Copyright © 2016-2018, [Josantonius](https://github.com/josantonius#contact)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance15

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~92 days

Recently: every ~107 days

Total

8

Last Release

2838d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.0

1.1.0PHP >=5.6

1.1.1PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![josantonius](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18104336?v=4)](https://github.com/josantonius "josantonius (32 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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