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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. writecrow/tag\_converter ActiveLibrary[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) writecrow/tag\_converter ======================== Converts tagged textfiles to JSON, PHP or XML 1.5(4y ago)0106MITPHPCI failing Since May 13Pushed 4y ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/writecrow/tag_converter)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/writecrow/tag_converter)[ Docs](https://tag-converter.markfullmer.com/)[ RSS](/packages/writecrow-tag-converter/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (2)Versions (7)Used By (0) Corpus-tagged Text Converter ============================ [](#corpus-tagged-text-converter) [![Circle CI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e9d0c8df48ae3d9c904945591202b36415b6588aa48d44a4c5d5f160ddd599c1/68747470733a2f2f636972636c6563692e636f6d2f67682f777269746563726f772f7461675f636f6e7665727465722e7376673f7374796c653d736869656c64)](https://circleci.com/gh/writecrow/tag_converter) A PHP library for converting files tagged with corpus metadata to JSON, PHP, or XML. [![Screenshot of Conversion](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writecrow/tag_converter/master/demo/tagging-example.png)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/writecrow/tag_converter/master/demo/tagging-example.png) History ------- [](#history) Corpus linguistics researchers use a markup-like syntax to provide metadata about texts. For consumption by applications, this syntax needs to be converted into a more universal, machine-readable format. The format chosen was JSON. Basic Usage ----------- [](#basic-usage) The included `/demo/index.php` file contains a conversion form demonstration. Make your code aware of the TagConverter class via your favorite method (e.g., `use` or `require`) Then pass a string of text into the class: ``` $text = TagConverter::json('My tagged text here'); echo $text; // Returns {"MyTag":"123","text":"My tagged text here"} $text = TagConverter::php('My tagged text here'); echo $text; // Returns array('MyTag' => '123', 'text' => 'My tagged text here') $text = TagConverter::xml('My tagged text here'); echo $text; // Returns 123My tagged text here ``` Expected input format --------------------- [](#expected-input-format) The corpus style tagging syntax expected by the library is defined as follows: 1. Tags must be wrapped in `` 2. Tag names and tag values may only alphanumeric characters, spaces, underscores, and hypens. 3. Tag names must be separated from tag values by a `:` 4. Spaces at the beginning at end of tag names or tag values are ignored; spaces within tag values will be preserved 5. Everything not wrapped in `` will be considered "text" StatusTag ExampleExplanationGood``Good``Spaces in tag names & values OKGood`< My Tag : Some Text >`Spaces padding tag names & values OKGood`< My-Tag : Some_Text >`Underscores & hyphens OKGood```< My-Tag : Value 1Value 2 >```Good`< My-Tag : Value 1 ; Value 2 >`Semicolon separators for multiple valuesBad`< My/Tag : Some:Text >`Other characters not OKTesting ------- [](#testing) Unit Tests can be run (after `composer install`) by executing `vendor/bin/phpunit` ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 64% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity12 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity67 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. 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