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pcrov/jsonreader
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JSON Pull Parser

1.0.4(6mo ago)1451.2M↑21.2%215MITPHPPHP >=7.3

Since Feb 26Pushed 6mo ago8 watchersCompare

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JsonReader
==========

[](#jsonreader)

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This is a streaming pull parser - like [XMLReader](http://php.net/xmlreader) but for JSON.

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

[](#requirements)

PHP 7.3 or higher with the Intl extension.

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

[](#installation)

To install with composer:

```
composer require pcrov/jsonreader
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

JsonReader's interface and behavior is very much like [XMLReader](http://php.net/xmlreader). If you've worked with that then this will feel familiar.

For [examples](https://github.com/pcrov/JsonReader/wiki/Examples) and [API documentation](https://github.com/pcrov/JsonReader/wiki/JsonReader-API) see the [wiki](https://github.com/pcrov/JsonReader/wiki).

Note
----

[](#note)

Only UTF-8 encoded JSON is supported. If you need to parse JSON in another encoding see [Handling Non UTF-8 Encodings](https://github.com/pcrov/JsonReader/wiki/Handling-Non-UTF-8-Encodings)on the [wiki](https://github.com/pcrov/JsonReader/wiki).

###  Health Score

57

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance68

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity56

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.9% 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 ~208 days

Recently: every ~623 days

Total

18

Last Release

189d ago

Major Versions

0.8.0 → 1.0.02019-01-13

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.0

1.0.1PHP >=7.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![pcrov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8586747?v=4)](https://github.com/pcrov "pcrov (91 commits)")[![VladimirRebilly](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/144002104?v=4)](https://github.com/VladimirRebilly "VladimirRebilly (1 commits)")

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Tags

jsonparserphprfc8259streamingjsonparserstreamingpull

###  Code Quality

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