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tdt/formatters
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Formats PHP arrays, PHP objects and RDF triples in a lot of formats.

v0.0.8(12y ago)16591[10 issues](https://github.com/tdt/formatters/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/tdt/formatters/pulls)AGPLv3PHP

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formatters
==========

[](#formatters)

Formats PHP arrays, PHP objects and RDF triples in a lot of formats. We serve all.

Caveat lector: it loads all objects in memory and does not support streaming. This means the only acceptable objects/arrays/triplegraphs are not much more than 1MB.

Request for pull requests
-------------------------

[](#request-for-pull-requests)

Is a formatter lacking? Does a formatter contain a mistake? Don't hesitate to fork and file pull requests!

install
-------

[](#install)

Include the formatters in your project by creating a composer.json file with a requirement: "tdt/formatters"=>"dev-master". Then do:

```
$ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ php composer.phar install
```

usage
-----

[](#usage)

Check the example directory

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 52.5% 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 ~21 days

Recently: every ~27 days

Total

8

Last Release

4667d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/af95b988ec0a5527b14f7ff9d0c3c43b0b89f0abaff5b741f6be4c37aaebe4b8?d=identicon)[pietercolpaert](/maintainers/pietercolpaert)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

format rdf triple arrays objects

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