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kfosoft/php-xml-helper
======================

PHP XML Helper

1.0.1(10y ago)03931PHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Sep 9Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP XML Helper
==============

[](#php-xml-helper)

##### Class for encode xml string to array or object & encode array to SimpleXMLElement

[](#class-for-encode-xml-string-to-array-or-object--encode-array-to-simplexmlelement)

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

[](#installation)

Installation with Composer

Either run

```
    php composer.phar require --prefer-dist kfosoft/php-xml-helper:"*"

```

or add in composer.json

```
    "require": {
        ...
        "kfosoft/php-xml-helper":"*"
    }

```

Well done!

Example encode
--------------

[](#example-encode)

```
$xml = (new XML())->encode(array(
        'book' => array(
            1,
            'page' => 1,
        ),
        'book1' => array(
            'attribute:test' => 2,
            'attribute:test2' => 'testValue',
            'page' => 1,
            'page1' => 'testValue',
        ),
), 'document')

```

##### Result:

[](#result)

```

111testValue

```

Example decode
--------------

[](#example-decode)

```
$xml = '
111testValue';

$xml = (new XML())->decode($xml);

or

$xml = (new XML())->decode($xml,true);

```

##### Result:

[](#result-1)

```
To array:
array(2) {
  'book' =>
  array(2) {
    [0] =>
    string(1) "1"
    'page' =>
    string(1) "1"
  }
  'book1' =>
  array(3) {
    'attribute:' =>
    array(2) {
      'test' =>
      string(1) "2"
      'test2' =>
      string(9) "testValue"
    }
    'page' =>
    string(1) "1"
    'page1' =>
    string(9) "testValue"
  }
}

To object:
class stdClass#62 (2) {
  public $book =>
  array(2) {
    [0] =>
    string(1) "1"
    'page' =>
    string(1) "1"
  }
  public $book1 =>
  array(3) {
    'attribute:' =>
    array(2) {
      'test' =>
      string(1) "2"
      'test2' =>
      string(9) "testValue"
    }
    'page' =>
    string(1) "1"
    'page1' =>
    string(9) "testValue"
  }
}

```

Enjoy, guys!

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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

Every ~16 days

Total

2

Last Release

3935d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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