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lootils/archiver
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An abstraction library to interface with file archives.

0.3.0(12y ago)42582[1 PRs](https://github.com/lootils/archiver/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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Lootils Archiver
================

[](#lootils-archiver)

An abstraction library to interface with file archives.

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

[](#installation)

Install Lootils Archiver by adding `lootils/archiver` to your *composer.json*file.

```
{
    "require": {
        "lootils/archiver": "*"
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Create a zip file:

```
$archive = \Lootils\Archiver\ZipArchive('myarchive.zip');
$archive->add('myfile.png');
```

Extract a .tar archive:

```
$archive = \Lootils\Archiver\TarArchive('myarchive.tar');
$archive->extract('destination');
```

List the contents of a .phar file:

```
$archive = \Lootils\Archiver\PharArchive('myarchive.phar');
$files = $archive->contents();
foreach ($files as $filename => $data) {
    echo $filename . ' ';
}
```

Dependencies
------------

[](#dependencies)

In order to interact with tar archives, make sure to add `pear/archive_tar` to your *composer.json* file.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

To install development tools, run the following:

```
curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
php composer.phar install
```

Run tests:

```
phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is available under a MIT license.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~115 days

Total

5

Last Release

4648d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25086?v=4)[Rob Loach](/maintainers/RobLoach)[@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)

---

Top Contributors

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