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pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser
=====================================

A PHP library for opening and parsing backer exports from Kickstarter campaigns.

1.0.12(7y ago)0771[2 issues](https://github.com/pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.2

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Kickstarter Export Parser
=========================

[](#kickstarter-export-parser)

- Version: v1.0.12
- Date: April 13th 2019
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser)

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Opens a backer data zip file downloaded from Kickstarter and parses it for consumption.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Kickstarter Export Parser is a utility library for inclusion in larger projects. Installation is best done via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). To install, use `composer require pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser` or add `"pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser": "~1.0"` to your `composer.json` file.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Here is a basic example of how to use this library:

```
use pointybeard\Kickstarter\ExportParser\Lib;

$archive = new Lib\BackerArchive(
    "/PATH/TO/KICKSTARTER/EXPORTED/DATA/HERE.zip"
);

foreach($archive->rewards() as $r){
    do{
        $record = $r->records()->current();

        // ... do stuff with $record ...

        $r->records()->next();
    } while($r->records()->valid());
}

$archive->close();
```

Running the Test Suite
----------------------

[](#running-the-test-suite)

You can check that all code is passing by running the following command from the kickstarter-export-parser folder:

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit --bootstrap vendor/autoload.php tests/

```

If you want to run code coverage (e.g. `--coverage-html tests/reports/ ...`) you'll need xdebug. To install this, use the following commands:

```
pecl channel-update pecl.php.net
pecl install xdebug

```

Support
-------

[](#support)

If you believe you have found a bug, please report it using the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser/issues), or better yet, fork the library and submit a pull request.

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

[](#contributing)

We encourage you to contribute to this project. Please check out the [Contributing documentation](https://github.com/pointybeard/kickstarter-export-parser/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines about how to get involved.

License
-------

[](#license)

"Kickstarter Export Parser" is released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.5% 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 ~121 days

Recently: every ~267 days

Total

12

Last Release

2583d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6.6

1.0.11PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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