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scato/serializer
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Serializer
==========

[](#serializer)

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An alternative serializer that minimizes configuration, and is focused on DTOs instead of Entities.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require scato/serializer
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$serializer = SerializerFacade::create();
$string = $serializer->serialize(..., 'json');
```

Read [the docs](doc/Usage.md) for more examples on how to use the serializer, or jump to [Advanced Usage](doc/AdvancedUsage.md) to learn about custom type handling and custom factories.

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Known issues
------------

[](#known-issues)

Composite types are not supported. If your type reads `array|Foo[]` or `string|null`, you're out of luck.

Deserialization does not support polymorphism. If a type says `Foo`, an object will never be deserialized as a subclass of `Foo`. The reason for this is that DocBlocks have no way to define discriminators. (Maybe we could use the `@uses`tag to point to a property with a default value, so the property/value-pair can be used as a discriminator.)

No caching is performed, which makes deserialization relatively slow.

There is a problem with the `phpdocumentor/reflection-common` component, so you have to add it to your own `composer.json`:

```
  "require": {
    "phpdocumentor/reflection-common": "^1.0@dev"
  }
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Scato Eggen](https://github.com/scato)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~33 days

Total

4

Last Release

3880d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![scato](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/207346?v=4)](https://github.com/scato "scato (113 commits)")

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