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silinternational/php-array-dot-notation
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PHP library for using dot notation in arrays

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Array Dot Notation for PHP
==========================

[](#array-dot-notation-for-php)

A utility to use dot notation in PHP arrays.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

1. Clone this repo.
2. Copy `local.env.dist` to `local.env` and update GitHub.com token as appropriate.
3. Run `make test` to install dependencies and run PHPUnit tests.

### Makefile script

[](#makefile-script)

There is a Makefile in place to simplify common tasks.

- `make test` - does `composer install` and runs phpunit tests

---

### Class `DotNotation`

[](#class-dotnotation)

Util class containing a single method to collapse a multi-dimensional array into a single-dimensional array. Array keys are combined using a dot to separate levels of the array. For instance:

```
[
    'a' => [
        'x' => 'data1',
    ],
    'b' => 'data2',
]

```

will be collapsed to

```
[
    'a.x' => 'data1',
    'b' => 'data2',
]

```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~2045 days

Total

2

Last Release

496d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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