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slince/config
=============

A flexible configuration file loader that supports multiple file formats

1.1.0(9y ago)81.6k↓50%3MITPHPPHP >=5.5.9

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Configuration File Loader
=========================

[](#configuration-file-loader)

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The library support multiple configuration file formats like json,ini,xml,yaml and native php array. It can also help to dump items to the specified configuration file.

### Installation

[](#installation)

Install via composer

```
{
    "require": {
        "slince/config": "^1.0"
    }
}
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

#### Creates a config instance

[](#creates-a-config-instance)

```
$config = new Slince\Config\Config();
```

#### Load configuration files

[](#load-configuration-files)

Loads a configuration file

```
$config->load('/path/to/config.json');
```

Loads a directory that contains multiple files

```
$config->load('/path/to/config-directory/');
```

> Notes: The directory can't contain unsupported files.

### Access data

[](#access-data)

```
$config->get('foo');

//Or access the data like array
$config['foo']['bar'];
```

Checks whether a item exists by its key

```
echo $config->exists('foo');

//or like array
echo isset($config['foo']);
```

Adds a item to the container

```
$config->set('bar', 'baz');

//or like array
$config['bar'] = 'baz';
```

Removes a item by its key

```
$config->delete('bar');

//or like array
unset($config['bar']);
```

Removes all items

```
$config->clear();
```

#### Dumps all items to an specified configuration file

[](#dumps-all-items-to-an-specified-configuration-file)

```
$config->dump('/path/to/config-dump.php');
```

### License

[](#license)

The MIT license. See [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~304 days

Total

2

Last Release

3298d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3785826?v=4)[Tao](/maintainers/slince)[@slince](https://github.com/slince)

---

Top Contributors

[![slince](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3785826?v=4)](https://github.com/slince "slince (17 commits)")

---

Tags

configconfig-managementconfigurationiniini-parserjsonphpxmlyamlymlphpjsonconfigurationxmlconfigyamlymlini

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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