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midnite81/xml2array
===================

A package to convert XML to an Array with the inbuilt ability to convert to Json, Laravel Collection and Serialize

v2.0.0(3y ago)338.8k↓41.9%12MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Jul 9Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Xml2Array
=========

[](#xml2array)

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*Package based on [gaarf/XML-string-to-PHP-array](https://github.com/gaarf/XML-string-to-PHP-array)*

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

[](#installation)

To install through composer include the package in your `composer.json`.

*If you are using php 8.1+ use "^2.0.0" for php7 use "^1.0.0".*

```
"midnite81/xml2array": "^2.0.0"

```

Run `composer install` or `composer update` to download the dependencies, or you can run `composer require midnite81/xml2array`.

Example usage:
--------------

[](#example-usage)

```
use Midnite81\Xml2Array\Xml2Array;

$xml = Xml2Array::create($someXmlString);
// or $xml = (new Xml2Array())->convert($someXmlString);

```

If the string is invalid then an `IncorrectFormatException` will be thrown, otherwise an `XmlResponse` class will be returned.

You can access the `XmlResponse` class like an array, as such:

`echo $xml['result'];`

Other methods include:

MethodDescription`$xml->toArray();`Returns the array`$xml->toJson();`Returns as JSON`$xml->toCollection()`Returns as Laravel Collection\*`$xml->serialize()`Returns the array serialized`$xml->serialise()`Alias of above- It will throw an exception if you try to run `$xml->toCollection()` but you do not have the `collect` helper available.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~1470 days

Total

2

Last Release

1400d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02022-07-19

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

arrayphpxmlxml-parser

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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