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rogervila/array-diff-multidimensional
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Compare the difference between two multidimensional arrays

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Array Diff Multidimensional
===========================

[](#array-diff-multidimensional)

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Works like the [PHP array\_diff()](http://php.net/manual/es/function.array-diff.php) function, but with multidimensional arrays.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via [composer](http://getcomposer.org):

```
composer require rogervila/array-diff-multidimensional
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Rogervila\ArrayDiffMultidimensional;

$new = [
	'a' => 'b',
	'c' => [
		'd' => 'e',
		'f' => 'Hello',
	],
];

$old = [
	'a' => 'b',
	'c' => [
		'd' => 'e',
		'f' => 'Goodbye',
	],
];

// Compare the arrays by calling the 'compare' class method
$result = ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old)

// Or by calling the global helper function
$result = array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old)

var_dump($result);
```

The result of comparing `$new` with `$old` will return a new array with the changes:

```
[
	'c' => [
		'f' => 'Hello'
 	],
]
```

Strict vs. Loose comparisons
----------------------------

[](#strict-vs-loose-comparisons)

**Comparisons are strict by default**, but you can specify that you want to make a loose comparison passing a boolean as the third parameter for `compare` method or calling the `looseComparison`

```
// Passing 'false' as a third parameter will deactivate the strict comparison mode
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old, false);

array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old, false);

// This method call is equivalent
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::looseComparison($new, $old);
```

Also, a `strictComparison` method is available for more clarity

```
// Comparisons are strict by default
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::compare($new, $old);

array_diff_multidimensional($new, $old);

// This method call is equivalent
ArrayDiffMultidimensional::strictComparison($new, $old);
```

License
-------

[](#license)

Array Diff Multidimensional is an open-sourced package licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

59

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance67

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity59

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~632 days

Recently: every ~444 days

Total

6

Last Release

213d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.0-rc.12020-12-03

### Community

Maintainers

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