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vaclavvanik/xml-to-array
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Convert xml to array

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Convert xml to array
====================

[](#convert-xml-to-array)

This package provides a very simple class to convert xml to array.

Install
-------

[](#install)

You can install this package via composer.

```
composer require vaclavvanik/xml-to-array
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use VaclavVanik\XmlToArray\XmlToArray;

$xml =
        Staff

        Sauron
        Evil Eye

XML;

$result = XmlToArray::stringToArray($xml);
```

After running this piece of code `$result` will contain:

```
[
    'root' => [
        'good_guy' => [
            [
                'name' => 'Luke Skywalker',
                'weapon' => 'Lightsaber',
            ],
            [
                'name' => 'Gandalf',
                'weapon' => 'Staff',
            ],
        ],
        'bad_guy' => [
            '@attributes' => [
                'lang' => 'Black Speech',
            ],
            'name' => 'Sauron',
            'weapon' => 'Evil Eye',
        ],
    ],
];
```

Converting XML file is also available:

```
use VaclavVanik\XmlToArray\XmlToArray;

$result = XmlToArray::stringToArray('my.xml');
```

Converting DOMDocument directly:

```
use DOMDocument;
use VaclavVanik\XmlToArray\XmlToArray;

$doc = new DOMDocument();
//$doc->loadXML(...);

$xmlToArray = new XmlToArray($doc);
$result = $xmlToArray->toArray();
```

Run check - coding standards and php-unit
-----------------------------------------

[](#run-check---coding-standards-and-php-unit)

```
make check
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~238 days

Total

4

Last Release

1734d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.3

1.1.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3754860?v=4)[Václav Vaník](/maintainers/vaclavvanik)[@vaclavvanik](https://github.com/vaclavvanik)

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Top Contributors

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