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mlo/file-loader
===============

File loader with built in caching

v1.2.0(10y ago)019.9kMITPHP

Since Jul 3Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/mloberg/FileLoader)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/mlo/file-loader)[ RSS](/packages/mlo-file-loader/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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File Loader
===========

[](#file-loader)

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FileLoader allows you to load files from a collection of directories and then caches the results for faster access later.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require mlo/file-loader

```

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

[](#requirements)

The following PHP versions are supported.

- PHP 5.4
- PHP 5.5
- PHP 5.6
- PHP 7.0
- HHVM

The following versions of Symfony components are supported.

- 2.3
- 2.7
- 2.8
- 3.0

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

```
$cacheDirectory = 'app/cache/config';
$dataDirectory  = 'app/config';

$loader = new \Mlo\FileLoader\FileLoader($cacheDirectory, $dataDirectory, [
    new \Mlo\FileLoader\IniFileLoader(),
    new \Mlo\FileLoader\JsonFileLoader(),
    new \Mlo\FileLoader\YamlFileLoader(),
]);

$config = $loader->load('database.yml');
```

Supported File Types
--------------------

[](#supported-file-types)

- YAML (.yml/.yaml)
- JSON (.json)
- INI (.ini)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

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 ~65 days

Total

4

Last Release

3776d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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