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pcrov/jsonreader
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JSON Pull Parser

1.0.4(9mo ago)1461.4M—7.8%215MITPHPPHP >=7.3CI failing

Since Feb 26Pushed 9mo 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

55

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity56

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community24

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

281d 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

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8586747?v=4)[Paul](/maintainers/pcrov)[@pcrov](https://github.com/pcrov)

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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

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