PHPackages thomas-squall/utils - PHPackages - PHPackages [Skip to content](#main-content)[PHPackages](/)[Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Leaderboard](/leaderboard)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)[Collections](/collections)[Log in](/login)[Sign up](/register) 1. [Directory](/) 2. / 3. [Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. thomas-squall/utils ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) thomas-squall/utils =================== Generic Utilities for PHP 0.6.6(6y ago)0143MITPHP Since Dec 29Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/ThomasSquall/PHPUtils)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thomas-squall/utils)[ RSS](/packages/thomas-squall-utils/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (7)Used By (0) Utils for php ============= [](#utils-for-php) List of available functions --------------------------- [](#list-of-available-functions) 1. [array\_to\_object](#array_to_object) 2. [json\_to\_object](#json_to_object) 3. [parse\_args](#parse_args) 4. [get](#get) 5. [dispose](#dispose) 6. [is\_cli](#is_cli) #### Other contained Repositories [](#other-contained-repositories) 1. [String utils](https://github.com/ThomasSquall/PHPStringUtils) 2. [File utils](https://github.com/ThomasSquall/PHPFileUtils) ### array\_to\_object [](#array_to_object) #### Description [](#description) Returns an object out of an array. Note that only fields corresponding to the array keys will be returned. #### Definition [](#definition) array\_to\_object($array, $object) Where: 1. $array is the array to convert 2. $object is the object or class to be returned 3. $add\_not\_existing\_properties is used to choose whether to add properties not defined in the class to the object #### Usage [](#usage) ``` class Person { public $name; public $age; } $array = [ "name" => "MyName", "surname" => "MySurname", "age" => 27 ]; print_r(array_to_object($array, "Person")); echo PHP_EOL; print_r(array_to_object($array, "Person", true)); ``` This will print: ``` Person Object ( [name] => MyName [age] => 27 ) Person Object ( [name] => MyName [age] => 27 [surname] => MySurname ) ``` ### json\_to\_object [](#json_to_object) #### Description [](#description-1) Returns an object out of a json string. Note that only fields corresponding to the json keys will be returned unless you pass $add\_not\_existing\_properties to true. #### Definition [](#definition-1) json\_to\_object($json, $object, $add\_not\_existing\_properties = false) Where: 1. json is the json to convert 2. $object is the object or class to be returned 3. $add\_not\_existing\_properties is used to choose whether to add properties not defined in the class to the object #### Usage [](#usage-1) ``` class Person { public $name; public $age; } $json = '{ "name": "MyName", "surname": "MySurname", "age": 27 }'; print_r(array_to_object($json, "Person")); echo PHP_EOL; print_r(array_to_object($json, "Person", true)); ``` This will print: ``` Person Object ( [name] => MyName [age] => 27 ) Person Object ( [name] => MyName [age] => 27 [surname] => MySurname ) ``` ### parse\_args [](#parse_args) #### Description [](#description-2) Build a new array out of the $options one with defaults values taken from $defaults when nothing is found. #### Definition [](#definition-2) parse\_args($options, $defaults) Where: 1. $options is the array to be parsed and used to build the new array 2. $defaults is the array containing default values to use when no correspondence is found #### Usage [](#usage-2) ``` $defaults = [ "name" => "MyName", "surname" => "MySurname", "age" => 27 ]; $person = [ "name" => "MyRealName", "surname" => "MyRealSurname" ]; print_r(parse_args($person, $defaults)); ``` This will print: ``` Array ( [name] => MyRealName [surname] => MyRealSurname [age] => 27 ) ``` ### get [](#get) #### Description [](#description-3) Checks if the provided value is empty and, if it is, the default value will be returned. The value itself will be returned otherwise. #### Definition [](#definition-3) get($value, $default = "") Where: 1. $value is the value to be checked to be empty or not 2. $default is the value to pass in case the first is empty. Defaulted to empty string #### Usage [](#usage-3) ``` $value = ""; echo get($value, "hello"); ``` This will print: ``` hello ``` ### dispose [](#dispose) #### Description [](#description-4) Disposes any item. #### Definition [](#definition-4) dispose(&$item) Where: 1. $item is the item to be disposes #### Usage [](#usage-4) ``` $array = [ "Hello", " ", "world" ]; dispose($array); ``` ### is\_cli [](#is_cli) #### Description [](#description-5) Returns true if the script is running in the cli or not. #### Definition [](#definition-5) is\_cli() #### Usage [](#usage-5) ``` if (is_cli()) echo "This script is running in the shell"; else echo "This script is not running in the shell"; ``` More utilities coming... ------------------------ [](#more-utilities-coming) ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 43% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity10 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity55 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 ~47 days Recently: every ~6 days Total 6 Last Release 2458d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7748020?v=4)[Thomas Cocchiara](/maintainers/ThomasSquall)[@ThomasSquall](https://github.com/ThomasSquall) --- Top Contributors [![ThomasSquall](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7748020?v=4)](https://github.com/ThomasSquall "ThomasSquall (11 commits)") --- Tags arrayjsonphputilsutils-library ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/thomas-squall-utils/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/thomas-squall-utils/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/thomas-squall-utils) ``` ### Alternatives [phptars/tars2php php代码自动生成工具 1211.1k5](/packages/phptars-tars2php) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)