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redcatphp/csv-tools
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**No longer actively maintained. I work now with NodeJS and I recommand you to take a look at [PapaParse](https://github.com/mholt/PapaParse)**

\#CSV Tools

\###taken from DelimiterFinder with composer, namespace and autoload support

A little utility class that reads a .csv or .dat (or whatever) file and tries to guess the delimiter

\##Usage

\###Create an instance

Include the file and create a new instance in the usual way; the constructor takes a filepath as a required argument:

```
require_once dirname(__FILE__) . '/DelimiterFinder.php';

try {
    $finder = new DelimiterFinder('path/to/data.csv');
} catch (InvalidArgumentException $e) {
    // file does not exist :o
} catch (RuntimeException $e) {
    // file is not readable :(
}

```

The object will try to open a file handle on the filepath provided. If the file is unreadable or non-existent exceptions will be thrown.

\###Find

Assuming all went smoothly to this point, it's time to try to guess the delimiter.

The class searches for a likely delimiter from the following list of usual suspects:

- comma (`,`), tab (`\t`) or semicolon (`;`)

Just call the find method:

```
$delimiter = $finder->find();

```

If successful, `find()` stores and returns the matched delimiter. Subsequent calls to do not search the document again; they just return the stored match.

\###If at first you don't succeed...

If a match is not successful, the `find()` method returns `false`. Subsequent calls to `find()` will search the document again. You can add any number of custom delimiters to search, which makes repeat searches a little more useful ;)

```
$finder->addDelimiter('|');
$delimiter = $finder->find(); // pipe-delimited file? success!

```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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

2

Last Release

3364d ago

### Community

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