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redcatphp/json5
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JSON5 parser/encoder for PHP

v1.0.1(9y ago)271MITPHP >=5.5.0

Since Jul 2Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/redcatphp/json5)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/redcatphp/json5)[ RSS](/packages/redcatphp-json5/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

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### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/redcatphp/json5).

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~11 days

Total

2

Last Release

3587d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

phpjsonJSON5

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