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lightools/xml
=============

Simple and safe parsing of XML and HTML sources.

v3.0.0(4y ago)10121.6k—9.2%24MITPHPPHP >=8.0CI passing

Since Mar 21Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (11)Used By (4)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This library provides simple interface for loading XML or HTML strings to DomDocument object. It prevents some known vulnerabilities and allows you to handle LibXML errors simply by catching XmlException as you can see below.

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require lightools/xml
```

Simple usage
------------

[](#simple-usage)

Both loading methods (loadXml and loadHtml) return DomDocument. If you prefer working with SimpleXmlElement, you can use [simplexml\_import\_dom](https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.simplexml-import-dom.php) function.

```
$xml = 'text';
$html = 'Foo';

$loader = new Lightools\Xml\XmlLoader();

try {
    $xmlDomDocument = $loader->loadXml($xml);
    $htmlDomDocument = $loader->loadHtml($html);

} catch (Lightools\Xml\XmlException $e) {
    // process exception
}
```

How to run checks
-----------------

[](#how-to-run-checks)

```
$ composer check
```

Versions
--------

[](#versions)

- v1.x is for PHP 5.4 and higher
- v2.x is for PHP 7.1 and higher
- v3.x is for PHP 8.0 and higher

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance58

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 55.3% 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 ~329 days

Recently: every ~414 days

Total

7

Last Release

1781d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.x-dev → v2.0.02017-02-05

v2.0.x-dev → v3.0.02021-08-18

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.4

v2.0.0PHP >=7.1

v3.0.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (21 commits)")[![janedbal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1993453?v=4)](https://github.com/janedbal "janedbal (17 commits)")

---

Tags

domdocumenthtmlxml

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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