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phpactor/config-loader
======================

Library to load (user) configuration

0.1.2(5y ago)341.5k↑53.3%2[1 issues](https://github.com/phpactor/config-loader/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/phpactor/config-loader/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

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Config Loader
=============

[](#config-loader)

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Library to load an application configuration file

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$loader = new ConfigLoader(
    new Deserializers([
        'json' => new JsonDeserializer(),
    ]),
    new PathCandidates([
        new XdgPathCandidate('myapp', 'config.json', 'json'),
        new AbsolutePathCandidate(getcwd() . '/' . 'myapp.json', 'json'),
    ])
);
$config = $loader->load();
```

The above will:

- Load existing config from XDG config directory for `myapp` (e.g. `$HOME/.config/myapp/config.json`).
- Merge existing config from the current working directory if it exists.

Deserializers
-------------

[](#deserializers)

- **JsonDeserializer**: Deserializes using `json_decode`. Very fast.
- **YamlDeserializer**: Deserializes using the Symfony YAML parser requires `symfony/yaml`

Path Candidates
---------------

[](#path-candidates)

- **XdgPathCandidate**: Represents candidate config file in the XDG config path for an application.
- **AbsolutePathCandidate**: Represents an arbitrary config file at an absolute path.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

This package is open source and welcomes contributions! Feel free to open a pull request on this repository.

Support
-------

[](#support)

- Create an issue on the main [Phpactor](https://github.com/phpactor/phpactor) repository.
- Join the `#phpactor` channel on the Slack [Symfony Devs](https://symfony.com/slack-invite) channel.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community9

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 ~360 days

Total

3

Last Release

1927d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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