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phptransformers/phptransformer
==============================

Normalize the API of any PHPTransformer.

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PHPTransformer
==============

[](#phptransformer)

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Common interface to manipulate strings/data with any transformer. Great for use in templating libraries, static site generators, web frameworks, and more. Inspired by [JSTransformers](http://github.com/jstransformers).

Supported Transformers
----------------------

[](#supported-transformers)

To use each of these transformers, you will also need to `composer require` them in your project.

- [Twig](https://github.com/phptransformers/twig) (From SensioLabs/Symfony)
- [Smarty](https://github.com/phptransformers/smarty)
- [Mustache](https://github.com/phptransformers/mustache)
- [Latte](https://github.com/phptransformers/latte) (From Nette Framework)
- [StringTemplate](https://github.com/phptransformers/string-template)
- [Plates](https://github.com/phptransformers/plates) (From The PHP League)
- [Dwoo](https://github.com/phptransformers/dwoo)
- [Blade](https://github.com/phptransformers/blade) (From Laravel Framework)
- [PHPTAL](https://github.com/phptransformers/phptal)
- [Text-Template](https://github.com/phptransformers/text-template) (From PHPUnit)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require phptransformers/phptransformer
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// With "phptransfomers/twig" package
$transformer = new PhpTransformers\Twig\TwigTransformer();
echo $transformer->render('Hello, {{ name }}!', array(
	'name' => 'World'
));
//=> Hello, World!
```

API
---

[](#api)

Before all examples, you will need to load a transformer:

```
$transformer = new PhpTransformers\Twig\TwigTransformer();
$transformer = new PhpTransformers\Smarty\SmartyTransformer();
// ... same thing for all other Transformers
```

*See each transformers' repository for more details*

### `->render($template, $locals)`

[](#-rendertemplate-locals)

Renders the given template string, using the provides locals for options passed in. Returns the result as a string.

```
$locals = array('name' => 'World');
$output = $transformer->render('Hello, {{ name }}!', $locals);
```

### `->renderFile($file, $locals)`

[](#-renderfilefile-locals)

Renders the given file, using the provided locals for options passed in. Returns the result as a string.

```
$locals = array('name' => 'World');
$output = $transformer->renderFile('hello.twig', $locals);
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Rob Loach](https://github.com/RobLoach)
- [stoeffel](https://github.com/stoeffel)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community21

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 61.5% 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 ~307 days

Total

2

Last Release

3735d ago

Major Versions

0.0.1 → 1.0.02016-02-25

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25086?v=4)[Rob Loach](/maintainers/RobLoach)[@RobLoach](https://github.com/RobLoach)

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---

Top Contributors

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---

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