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mlambley/json-reference
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A library for working with JSON References

1.1.0(8y ago)057.2k↓54%MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Apr 24Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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JSON Reference
==============

[](#json-reference)

Maintained Once Again!
======================

[](#maintained-once-again)

This project was originally forked from thephpleague who is no longer maintaining it. However this library is the best json dereferencer I can find, so I will continue to maintain it.

Please log any issues or feature requests [here](https://github.com/mlambley/json-reference/issues)

---

Most JSON schemas use JSON references to minimize duplication. A JSON reference is an object that looks like {"$ref": "[http://some/where"}](http://some/where%22%7D) and points to a JSON object somewhere else.

JSON Reference is a library for resolving references.

- Resolves all references, replacing them with proxy objects.
- Supports references to external files, urls, or custom sources.
- Safely resolves circular references.
- Supports caching dereferenced schemas.
- Dereferenced schemas can be safely json\_encoded.
- Works with Swagger, JSON Schema, and any other spec compliant JSON documents.

Install
-------

[](#install)

### Via Composer

[](#via-composer)

```
composer require mlambley/json-reference
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Complete documentation is available [here](http://json-reference.thephpleague.com/)

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test-server
$ composer test
```

Benchmarks
----------

[](#benchmarks)

The benchmarks require a local redis server to be running on localhost at the default port.

```
$ composer bench
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- \[Matt Allan\]\[link-author\]
- \[All Contributors\]\[link-contributors\]

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~167 days

Total

3

Last Release

3022d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17264636?v=4)[Mark Lambley](/maintainers/mlambley)[@mlambley](https://github.com/mlambley)

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Top Contributors

[![peterpostmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9541377?v=4)](https://github.com/peterpostmann "peterpostmann (3 commits)")[![mark-lambley-simpro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24515999?v=4)](https://github.com/mark-lambley-simpro "mark-lambley-simpro (2 commits)")[![natebrunette](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1831497?v=4)](https://github.com/natebrunette "natebrunette (1 commits)")

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Tags

jsonReferencejson-reference

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