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laragrad/pg-helper
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v1.0.1(2y ago)0322MITPHPPHP ^7.2|^8.0

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laragrad/pg-helper
==================

[](#laragradpg-helper)

This package provides a class `\Laragrad\Support\PgHelper` with functions for PostgreSQL array convertions.

Installing
----------

[](#installing)

Run command in console

```
composer require laragrad/pg-helper

```

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

All functions are static.

### toPgArray()

[](#topgarray)

Converts 1-dimension PHP-array to Pg-array string

Syntax:

`toPgArray(mixed $arr = null) : string`

Arguments:

- **$value** - Converted value. It is required and can by array, integer, string or null.

Returns a PostgreSQL array string.

### fromPgArray()

[](#frompgarray)

Converts PostgreSQL 1-dimension array string to PHP-array. Casts all array items into one of types 'string','int' or 'float' if it need.

Syntax:

`fromPgArray(string|null $value, string|null $castType = null) : array|null`

Arguments:

- **$value** - Converted value. It is required and must be one dimentional PostgreSQL array string or NULL.
- **$castType** - Array items cast type. Cast type value must be one of next strings: 'string', 'text', 'uuid', 'int', 'integer', 'float'.

Returns a PHP-array.

### isPgArray()

[](#ispgarray)

Find whether the variable is PostgreSQL string

Syntax:

`fromPgArray(mixed $value) : array`

Arguments:

- **$value** - Testing value

Returns TRUE if value is PostgreSQL one dimensional array string.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~1278 days

Total

2

Last Release

892d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP ^7.2.0

v1.0.1PHP ^7.2|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c6e39b12f90ad3357a5559e15f2bd1bec5dce02f90a88a898b28abe397084bfd?d=identicon)[laragrad](/maintainers/laragrad)

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Top Contributors

[![laragrad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65588602?v=4)](https://github.com/laragrad "laragrad (2 commits)")

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