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sanusart/sxml
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Simplest, basic XML document creation

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Since Oct 19Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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sXml - Simplest, basic XML document creation
============================================

[](#sxml---simplest-basic-xml-document-creation)

---

This class will assist in very basic XML document creation.

Autoload (with composer)
------------------------

[](#autoload-with-composer)

Add `"sanusart/sxml": "dev-master"` to require array in `composer.json`

Use as:

```

```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

### Constructor()

[](#constructor)

If `$safe` is set to true - values of XML nodes will be enclosed inside CDATA

```
Constructor __construct
sXml __construct ([bool $safe = false])

```

### doctype()

[](#doctype)

*access: public*

Ommiting method attributes for `$version` and/or `$encoding` will use default values.

```
void doctype ([string $version = '1.0'], [string $encoding = 'utf=8'])
string $version (optional)
string $encoding (optional)

```

### open()

[](#open)

*access: public*

```
void open ([string $tag], [array $attr = array()])
string $tag
array $attr (optional)

```

### close()

[](#close)

*access: public*

```
void close ([string $tag])
string $tag

```

### node()

[](#node)

*access: public*

If `$value` is set - regular node with closing tag will be created e.g. ``. To create a self closed tag `` set `$value` to `null`.

```
void node ([string $tag], [mixed $value], [array $attr = array()])
string $tag
mixed $value | null
array $attr (optional)

```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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