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vishalshakya/json-handler
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A package for simplified JSON handling in PHP

v1.0.0(2y ago)04MITPHP

Since Jun 25Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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JSON Handler
============

[](#json-handler)

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

[](#installation)

Install the package using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require vishalshakya/json-handler
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4 or higher
- PHPUnit (for running tests, required only for development)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use the `JsonHandler` class, make sure to import it into your PHP file:

```
use Vishalshakya\JsonHandler;
```

### Encoding Data

[](#encoding-data)

The `encode` method allows you to convert an array or object into a JSON string:

```
$data = ['name' => 'John Doe', 'age' => 25];

$jsonString = JsonHandler::encode($data);

echo $jsonString;
```

Output:

```
{"name":"John Doe","age":25}

```

### Decoding JSON Strings

[](#decoding-json-strings)

The `decode` method converts a JSON string into a PHP data structure. By default, it returns an object:

```
$jsonString = '{"name":"John Doe","age":25}';

$object = JsonHandler::decode($jsonString);

echo $object->name; // John Doe
echo $object->age;  // 25
```

If you want to decode the JSON string into an associative array, pass `true` as the second argument:

```
$jsonString = '{"name":"John Doe","age":25}';

$array = JsonHandler::decode($jsonString, true);

echo $array['name']; // John Doe
echo $array['age'];  // 25
```

Exception Handling
------------------

[](#exception-handling)

The `JsonHandler` class throws exceptions to indicate errors in encoding or decoding JSON data. Here are the possible exceptions:

- `InvalidArgumentException` is thrown when the input data type is invalid or the JSON string is not valid.
- `JsonException` is thrown when there is an error in the JSON encoding or decoding process.

Make sure to handle these exceptions appropriately in your code.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

If you want to run the tests for this package, make sure you have PHPUnit installed. You can install it using Composer:

```
composer require --dev phpunit/phpunit
```

Then, run the tests with the following command:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open source and released under the [MIT License](https://github.com/your-username/your-package/blob/main/LICENSE). Feel free to modify and distribute it as needed.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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

1058d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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