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larsgmortensen/litetxt
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Lightweight static text manager for PHP with in-memory caching, file-based storage, and optional logging.

v1.0.0(7mo ago)0101GPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.4

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LiteTxt – A Lightweight & High-Performance Static Text Manager for PHP
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[](#litetxt--a-lightweight--high-performance-static-text-manager-for-php)

LiteTxt is a **fast, minimal, single-file** utility for **loading static texts** (labels, messages, i18n) from **PHP array files** with **in-memory caching** and **optional JSON logging**. It focuses on **robustness**, **low overhead**, and **predictable performance** - with **zero dependencies** (**PHP 7.4+**).

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🚀 Features that make LiteTxt stand out
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[](#-features-that-make-litetxt-stand-out)

- **Blazing-fast lookups** – Single include per file per request; subsequent reads are served from memory.
- **Zero deps, tiny API** – One class, static methods; PSR-4 autoloadable.
- **Optional structured logging** – JSON log lines for **invalid files** (ERROR) and **missing/null/empty keys** (WARNING).
- **Strict typing & defensive casting** – Always returns `string`; scalars are safely cast; non-scalars fall back to default + warning.
- **Cache control** – `clearCache()` for tests and long-running processes.
- **Production-ready** – Verified by functional tests and browser-based competitor benchmarks.

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📦 Installation
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[](#-installation)

Via Composer (recommended):

```
composer require larsgmortensen/litetxt
```

Or include the class manually (PSR-4):

```
use LiteTxt\LiteTxt;
require_once __DIR__.'/src/LiteTxt/LiteTxt.php';
```

**PHP 7.4+** is required (typed properties). Benchmarks in the repo were run on PHP 8.2 with OPcache enabled.

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🚀 Quick Start
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### 1) Define your texts in PHP files

[](#1-define-your-texts-in-php-files)

`texts/en.php`

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