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woutvw/nested-object
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A PHP class that allows creating nested objects with the flexibility of JSON but the advantages of PHP classes.

v1.0.0(1y ago)06MITPHP

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Nested Object for PHP
=====================

[](#nested-object-for-php)

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A PHP class that allows you to create nested objects with the flexibility of JSON objects, but with the advantages of PHP classes.

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

[](#installation)

Install the package via Composer:

```
composer require woutvw/nested-object
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This class allows you to dynamically create nested objects without predefined structures, similar to working with JSON in JavaScript, but maintaining the advantages of PHP.

### Creating a Nested Object

[](#creating-a-nested-object)

You can create an object with nested properties like this:

```
use WoutVW\NestedObject;

// Initialize with data
$data = [
    'user' => [
        'name' => 'John Doe',
        'email' => 'john@example.com'
    ],
    'status' => 'active'
];

$object = new NestedObject($data);

// Access nested properties
echo $object->user->name; // Outputs 'John Doe'

// Set new properties
$object->user->age = 30;
```

### Setting values

[](#setting-values)

You can assign new values just like a regular object:

```
$object->user->city = 'New York';
```

### Converting to an Array

[](#converting-to-an-array)

You can convert the nested object back to an array using the toArray() method:

```
$array = $object->toArray();
print_r($array);
```

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/)

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

599d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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