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salernolabs/php-to-xml
======================

Simple class to convert PHP objects to XML, with tests.

v1.0.0(6y ago)01.2k↓50%5MITPHPPHP >=7.2

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salernolabs/php-to-xml
======================

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Just a simple class that converts a PHP object to XML, with tests, and no SimpleXML requirement.

Yes, I'm fully aware of the existence of [SimpleXMLElement::asXML()](http://php.net/manual/en/simplexmlelement.asxml.php) and solutions that use it.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

First include the package in your project via composer.

```
composer require salernolabs/php-to-xml

```

An example usage would be something like this:

```
$object = new \stdClass();
$object->hello = 'world';
$object->items = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
$object->samples = ['sample1'=>true, 'sample2'=>false, 'sample3'=>'I dunno!'];

$converter = new \SalernoLabs\PHPToXML\Convert();
$xml = $converter
    ->setObjectData($object)
    ->convert();

```

At this point, the value of `$xml` is expected to be a string with the following contents:

```

    world
    one
    two
    three

        1

        I dunno!

```

The converter is currently setup so multiple calls to convert() will return the last created data. Calls to setObjectData will clear the cache.

Limitations
-----------

[](#limitations)

I haven't added attribute or CDATA support in yet. It also doesn't collapse/remove empty nodes. Maybe later, pull requests welcome!

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~210 days

Total

5

Last Release

2480d ago

Major Versions

0.1.3 → v1.0.02019-08-03

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP >=7.0

0.1.2PHP >=5.4

v1.0.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/155974?v=4)[Eric Salerno](/maintainers/ericsalerno)[@ericsalerno](https://github.com/ericsalerno)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

convertsphpxmlphpxml

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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