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phlib/csv
=========

A CSV parsing library; Prevents out of memory errors when parsing large files without a closing string delimiter

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Since Sep 1Pushed 2mo ago4 watchersCompare

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phlib/csv
=========

[](#phlibcsv)

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A CSV parsing library; Prevents out of memory errors when parsing large files without a closing string delimiter

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require phlib/csv
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$stream = stream_for(fopen($filename, 'r')); // Must be a *seekable* stream
$csv = new \Phlib\Csv($stream);
foreach ($csv as $row) {
    print_r($row);
}
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If not, see .

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96% 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 ~713 days

Recently: every ~848 days

Total

6

Last Release

67d ago

Major Versions

0.0.1 → 1.0.02017-02-23

1.0.1 → 2.0.02022-08-14

PHP version history (3 changes)0.0.1PHP ^5.5 || ^7.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

2.1.0PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

csv

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StyleECS

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