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swiftmade/simple-serialize
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Basic key:value; style serialization with string support only.

v1.0(7y ago)085MITPHPPHP >=5.4

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｛ Simple Serialization
======================

[](#-simple-serialization)

This is a PHP package that serves a very simple purpose: Serialize associative string arrays.

Why?
====

[](#why)

We are using this package to turn some data into SMS messages and then convert SMS messages back to PHP arrays. You can use it for any purpose you like, when `json_encode` or `serialize` is overkill.

Features
========

[](#features)

- Simple API: `simple_serialize($array)` and `simple_unserialize($string)`
- Your keys or values *can contain* quotes, whitespaces, etc. No escaping needed.
- The only limitation is, your keys cannot contain **colon (:)** and your values cannot contain **semi-colon (;)**
- Tolerates syntax errors! It will still extract the valid bits of data.

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

Installation:

```
composer require swiftmade/simple-serialization

```

Serialize:

```
$array = ['your_key' => 'whatever information'];
$string = simple_serialize($array); // "your_key:whatever information"

```

Unserialize:

```
$string = "your_key:whatever information";
$array = simple_unserialize($string); // ['your_key' => 'whatever information'];

```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2738d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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