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selaz/buffertools
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Toolbox for working with binary and hex data. Similar to NodeJS Buffer.

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Buffertools
===========

[](#buffertools)

This library provides a `Buffer` and `Parser` class to make dealing with binary data in PHP easier. `Templates` extend this by offering a read/write interface for larger serialized structures.

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Requirements:
-------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.0+
- Composer
- ext-gmp

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install this library via Composer: `composer require bitwasp/buffertools`

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Buffer's are immutable classes to store binary data. Buffer::hex can be used to initialize from hex Buffer::int can be used to initialize from a positive decimal integer (int|string)

Buffer's main methods are:

- getBinary()
- getHex()
- getInt()

Parser will read Buffers. Parser's main methods are:

- readBytes()
- writeBytes()
- readArray()
- writeArray()

In most cases, the interface offered by Parser should not be used directly. Instead, Templates expose read/write access to larger serialized structures.

- [Example 1: Using buffer to wrap binary data](./examples/usingBuffer.php)
- [Example 2: Using parser to extract binary data](./examples/usingParser.php)
- [Example 3: Using templates to read multiple elements from a parser](./examples/usingTemplates.php)
- [Example 4: Using templates to read/write structured messages](./examples/usingTemplates2.php)

###  Health Score

18

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LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity21

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.7% 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.

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