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org\_heigl/nskeyedarchiverparser
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Parser for Apples NSKeyedArchiver plist files

1.0.0(8y ago)117MITPHP

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NSKeyedArchive-Parser
=====================

[](#nskeyedarchive-parser)

Parse Apples NSKeyedArchiver-files

NSKeyedArchive-Files are a kind of plist-file that can be parsed using a plist-file parser.

But the results will not be what you'd expect. This parser can handle such files and will return a plist-file that you can then handle.

It would not have been possible without the awesome work of [Sarah Edwards](https://twitter.com/iamevltwin) on her [blog](https://www.mac4n6.com/blog/2016/1/1/manual-analysis-of-nskeyedarchiver-formatted-plist-files-a-review-of-the-new-os-x-1011-recent-items)!

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

[](#installation)

This is best installed using `composer`

```
composer require org_heigl/nskeyedarchiverparser
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use CFPropertyList\CFPropertyList;
use use Org_Heigl\NSKeyedArchiver\Parser;

$archive = new CFPropertyList('path/to/file.plist');
$parser  = new Parser($archive);

$readableArchive = $parser->parse();

// $readableArchive is an instance of
// CFPropertyList
```

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3039d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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