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picios/dottedarray
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Get and set array node using dot notation

v1.0.1(6y ago)13[1 PRs](https://github.com/picios/dottedarray/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.2CI failing

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DottedArray
===========

[](#dottedarray)

Gets and sets an array node using a dot notation. It gives a convenient access to an array elements. Particularly recommended for config arrays.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Picios\DottedArray\DottedArray;

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

$array = array(
	'women' => array(
		'cloths' => 'always lack',
		'money' => 'never enough',
		'mind' => 'calm',
	),

	'men' => array(
		'cloths' => 'whatever',
		'money' => 'hidden',
		'mind' => 'reckless',
	),
);

$dottedArray = new DottedArray($array);
echo $dottedArray->get('women.cloths');

$dottedArray->set('women.cloths', 'ok');
echo $dottedArray->get('women.cloths');
```

Also can be used with globals, like $\_SESSION

```
$session = new \Picios\DottedArray\DottedArray($_SESSION);
echo $session->get('user.name');
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
sudo phpunit test --bootstrap vendor/autoload.php

```

Homepage
--------

[](#homepage)

You can read more at [Picios.pl](http://picios.pl/php-dotted-array/)

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance50

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2521d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1941892?v=4)[Peter S](/maintainers/picios)[@picios](https://github.com/picios)

---

Top Contributors

[![picios](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1941892?v=4)](https://github.com/picios "picios (5 commits)")

---

Tags

composerarraypackagedotted

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