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werd/xml-xpath-validation
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XML XPath based validation

1.2.0(10y ago)019MITPHPPHP >=5.5

Since Jun 14Pushed 3y agoCompare

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xml-xpath-validation
====================

[](#xml-xpath-validation)

XML XPath based validation

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Features
--------

[](#features)

- Regex based validation with element count validation
- Compatible with PHP >= 5.5 and [HHVM](http://hhvm.com/)

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

[](#installation)

Through [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
$ composer require werd/xml-xpath-validation

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Werd\XmlXpathValidation\Validator;
use Werd\XmlXpathValidation\RulableInterface;

class MyRules implements RulableInterface
{
    public function getRules()
    {
        return [
            [
                'xpath' => '//my-node/@my-attribute',
                'regex' => self::REGEX_INTEGER
            ],
            [
                'xpath' => '//my-node/sub-node',
                'regex' => '/^some-custom:+[a-z]+$/i',
            ],
            ...
        ];
    }
}

$myRules = new MyRules();
$validator = new Validator();
$result = $validator->validate($pathToXml, $myRules->getRules());
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~33 days

Total

4

Last Release

3891d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6

1.2.0PHP >=5.5

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

validationxmlXpath

###  Code Quality

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