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lianhua/superxml
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A simple library for XML manipulation

1.0.1(5y ago)024GPL-3.0PHPPHP >=7.3

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PHP SuperXML
============

[](#php-superxml)

A little library for XML manipulation in PHP

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Overview
--------

[](#overview)

A simple library to manipulate XML files in PHP

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

This library has been tested for PHP 7.3 and higher

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

[](#installation)

Just use composer in your project:

```
composer require lianhua/superxml

```

If you don't use composer, clone or download this repository, all you need is inside the src directory.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Open a XML file

[](#open-a-xml-file)

Let's say we have the following XML file:

```

        Apple
        Banana

        Carrot

```

You can open this document with a new SuperXML:

```
$xml = new SuperXML("/path/to/xml/file");
```

### Search nodes

[](#search-nodes)

You can search all nodes from a XPath expression:

```
$nodes = $xml->xpathQuery("/inventory/fruits/fruit"); // DOMNodeList with 'Apple' and 'Banana' nodes
```

### Evaluate expression

[](#evaluate-expression)

You can evaluate an XPath expression:

```
$count = $xml->xpathEval("count(/inventory/fruits/fruit)"); // 2
```

### Create a node

[](#create-a-node)

You can create a node with the XPath expression of the parent:

```
$xml->addChild("/inventory/fruits", "fruit", "Kiwi");
```

The document becomes:

```

        Apple
        Banana
        Kiwi

        Carrot

```

### Delete a node

[](#delete-a-node)

You can delete a node:

```
$xml->remove("/inventory/vegetables/vegetable");
```

The document becomes:

```

        Apple
        Banana

```

### Replace a value

[](#replace-a-value)

You can replace a node value:

```
$xml->replaceValue("/inventory/vegetables/vegetable", "Potato");
```

The document becomes:

```

        Apple
        Banana

        Potato

```

### Set an attribute

[](#set-an-attribute)

You can set an attribute to nodes:

```
$xml->setAttribute("/document/vegetables/vegetable[.='Carrot']", "growIn", "soil");
```

The document becomes:

```

        Apple
        Banana

        Carrot

```

### Remove an attribute

[](#remove-an-attribute)

You can remove an attribute, let's say you have the last example to start with:

```
$xml->removeAttribute("/document/vegetables/vegetable[.='Carrot']", "growIn", "soil");
```

The document becomes:

```

        Apple
        Banana

        Carrot

```

### Autosaving

[](#autosaving)

By default, the document is saved each time you edit it. To avoid this, set the second constructor parameter to false :

```
$xml = new SuperXML("/path/to/xml/file", false);
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~39 days

Total

2

Last Release

2163d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38858480?v=4)[Camille Nevermind](/maintainers/Nevermille)[@nevermille](https://github.com/nevermille)

---

Top Contributors

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