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sf4/populator
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Populator is a simple Array-To-Object library which transforms arrays into a given object

v1.1.8(7y ago)0353[1 issues](https://github.com/Sf4/Populator/issues)MITPHPPHP ~7.1

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Populator
=========

[](#populator)

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Populator is a simple Array-To-Object library which transforms arrays into a given object

Structure
---------

[](#structure)

If any of the following are applicable to your project, then the directory structure should follow industry best practices by being named the following.

```
bin/
config/
src/
tests/
vendor/

```

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require sf4/populator
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
namespace Acme\Model;

class Foo
{
    protected $bar;
    public $public;
    public $publicWithSetter;

    public function setBar($bar)
    {
        $this->bar = $bar;
    }

    public function getBar()
    {
        return $this->bar;
    }

    public function setPublicWithSetter($var)
    {
        $this->publicWithSetter = $var;
    }
}

$data = array(
    'bar' => 'Foobaz!',
    'public' => 'Public!'
    'publicWithSetter' => 'BySetter'
);

/**
 * You can give either classname or an instance
 */
$foo = new Acme\Model\Foo();
$foo = 'Acme\Model\Foo';

$populator = new Sf4\Populator();
$newFoo = $populator->populate($data, $foo);

echo $newFoo->getBar();         // Foobaz!
echo $newFoo->public;           // Public!
echo $newFoo->publicWithSetter; // BySetter
```

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) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Siim Liimand](https://github.com/siimliimand)
- [Skeleton](https://github.com/thephpleague/skeleton)

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~2 days

Total

10

Last Release

2657d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2471d28ff80a5a5742aafa5fd075002dba1de6e0bd668115b49158ec39f4830b?d=identicon)[siimliimand](/maintainers/siimliimand)

---

Top Contributors

[![siimliimand](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7560943?v=4)](https://github.com/siimliimand "siimliimand (11 commits)")

---

Tags

sf4populator

###  Code Quality

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