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suramon/simple-xml-reader
=========================

The power of SimpleXmlElement, combined with the resource-friendliness of XmlReader

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SimpleXmlReader
===============

[](#simplexmlreader)

Interface for the PHP XML Pull parser XMLReader that adds super-simplified xpath functionality. This is ideal for reading huge xml files without the memory costs of other xml libraries (eg SImpleXMLElement).

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Example
-------

[](#example)

source code:

```
$xml = SimpleXmlReader::openFromString('

			yes

			yes

			no

');

foreach($xml->path('root/animal') as $animal) {
	// $animal is of type SimpleXMLElelent
	// only the current iterated $animal is in memory, so huge xml files can be read, without much memory consumption
	echo "A {$animal->attributes()->type} has a tail? {$animal->hastail}!\n";
}
```

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~272 days

Recently: every ~287 days

Total

6

Last Release

3248d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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