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mjohnson/type-converter
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Converts one resource to another (XML, JSON, Object, Array, Serialization).

2.0.0(13y ago)3452.1k83MITPHPPHP >=5.2

Since Jul 8Pushed 11y ago6 watchersCompare

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Type Converter v2.0.0
=====================

[](#type-converter-v200)

A class that handles the detection and conversion of certain resource formats / content types into other formats. The current formats are supported: XML, JSON, Array, Object, Serialized

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3+ - v2.x
- PHP 5.2+ - v1.x
- SimpleXML -

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

The class is pretty straight forward. If you want to convert something to another format, use the "to" methods.

```
$object = TypeConverter::toObject($resource);
$array = TypeConverter::toArray($resource);
$json = TypeConverter::toJson($resource);
$xml = TypeConverter::toXml($resource);
$ser = TypeConverter::toSerialize($resource);

```

If you want to detect what resource type it is, use the "is" methods. If you use the "to" methods above, it does automatic "is" detection.

```
TypeConverter::isObject($resource);
TypeConverter::isArray($resource);
TypeConverter::isJson($resource);
TypeConverter::isXml($resource);
TypeConverter::isSerialized($resource);

```

If you want a string representation of what a resource is, use the default is() method.

```
$resource = array();
TypeConverter::is($resource); // array

```

Finally, you can convert an XML document into an array (must have SimpleXML).

```
$array = TypeConverter::xmlToArray($xml, TypeConverter::XML_MERGE);

```

When using xmlToArray(), you can define the format in which the node attributes and values are presented. The following constants are available.

```
XML_NONE  - Disregard XML attributes and only return the value.
XML_MERGE - Merge attributes and the value into a single dimension; the values key will be "value".
XML_GROUP - Group the attributes into a key of "attributes" and the value into a key of "value".
XML_OVERWRITE - Attributes will only be returned.

```

Be sure to set the content type when supporting UTF-8.

```

```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~67 days

Total

3

Last Release

4918d ago

Major Versions

1.4.1 → 2.0.02012-11-21

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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