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mehr-it/data-interchange-format
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Data interchange format (DIF) writer

1.0.1(6y ago)0106↓50%[1 PRs](https://github.com/mehr-it/data-interchange-format/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0CI passing

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PHP Data interchange format writer (DIF)
========================================

[](#php-data-interchange-format-writer-dif)

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This package implements a simple [data interchange format (DIF)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Interchange_Format) writer.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To create a DIF file, columns with data types have to be specified and the data has to be passed as array to the writer:

```
(new DifWriter())
    ->columns([
        'Text'   => DifWriter::TYPE_STRING,
        'Number' => DifWriter::TYPE_NUMERIC,
    ])
    ->data([
        [
            'Text'   => 'hello',
            'Number' => 1,
        ],
        [
            'Text'   => 'this is me',
            'Number' => -3.5,
        ],
    ])
    ->writeTo($target)

```

Input/output encoding may be specified as well as the linebreak to use using the corresponding setter functions of the writer class.

By default the column headers are output as first line. To disable column header output, simply pass `false` as second argument to the `columns()` method:

```
$writer->columns([
            'Text'   => DifWriter::TYPE_STRING,
            'Number' => DifWriter::TYPE_NUMERIC,
        ], false);

```

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance53

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

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**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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Last Release

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PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.1.0

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