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php-standard-library/json
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JSON encoding and decoding with typed exceptions and sensible defaults

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PHP Standard Library - Json
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[](#php-standard-library---json)

JSON encoding and decoding with typed exceptions and sensible defaults.

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- [Documentation](https://php-standard-library.dev)
- [Contributing](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/blob/next/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Create Pull Request](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/pulls)
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###  Health Score

52

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance89

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Every ~1 days

Total

12

Last Release

87d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

decodingencodingjsonjsonencodingdecoding

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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