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webdevcave/collections
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A PHP library for managing collections of data with support for nested keys.

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Collection Class
================

[](#collection-class)

The Collection class represents a collection of data with support for nested keys.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the Collection class via Composer:

```
composer require webdevcave/collections
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Instantiate the Collection class with an optional array of initial data:

```
use WebdevCave\Collections\Collection;

$collection = new Collection([
    'user' => [
        'name' => 'John Doe',
        'email' => 'john@example.com',
        'address' => [
            'city' => 'New York',
            'country' => 'USA'
        ]
    ]
]);
```

Access nested data using dot notation:

```
$city = $collection->get('user.address.city'); // Returns 'New York'
```

Check if a nested key exists:

```
$hasCountry = $collection->has('user.address.country'); // Returns true
```

Set a value for a nested key:

```
$collection->set('user.address.postal_code', '10001');
```

Delete a key and its value:

```
$collection->delete('user.address.city');
```

Clear the collection:

```
$collection->clear();
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Bug reports, suggestions and pull requests are welcome on GitHub.

License
-------

[](#license)

The class is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

11

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LowBetter than 0% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity18

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5069326?v=4)[Carlos Alberto Bertholdo Carucce](/maintainers/carloscarucce)[@carloscarucce](https://github.com/carloscarucce)

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Top Contributors

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