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tarnawski/fixtures
==================

Tool to help manage fixtures in a PHP project

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Fixtures loader
===============

[](#fixtures-loader)

Tool to help manage fixtures in a PHP project

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c1c6179bcfabd9f80c0198d5072a4448cf4918d630dee7831fecb26d491883f5/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7461726e6177736b692f666978747572652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/tarnawski/fixture)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require tarnawski/fixtures
```

Supported type of fixtures file
-------------------------------

[](#supported-type-of-fixtures-file)

### YAML

[](#yaml)

```
document:
  - id: 1
    name: Secret document
    status: draft
  - id: 2
    name: Other document
    status: published
```

### JSON

[](#json)

```
{
  "document": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "name": "Secret document",
        "status": "draft"
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "name": "Other document",
        "status": "published"
      }
    ]
}
```

### XML

[](#xml)

```

        1
        Secret document
        draft

        2
        Other document
        published

```

Usage standalone
----------------

[](#usage-standalone)

```
$loader = new FileLoader();
$parser = new JSONParser();
$driver = new PDODriver('database', 'host', 'port', 'user', 'passoword');
$fixtureBuilder = new FixtureBuilder($loader, $parser, $driver);
$fixtureBuilder->load('fixtures/document.json');
```

Usage with Symfony
------------------

[](#usage-with-symfony)

1. Enable the Bundle:

```
$bundles = array(
    new Fixture\Bridge\Symfony\FixtureBundle(),
);
```

2. Configure the Bundle:

```
fixture:
    path: '%kernel.project_dir%/fixtures/document.json'
    loader: 'file'
    parser: 'json'
    driver: 'pdo'
```

3. Run command:

```
php bin/console fixture:load
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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