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xethron/extended-array
======================

Extended Array gives PHP arrays new life

v1.0.0(11y ago)105.2k1[1 PRs](https://github.com/Xethron/extended-array/pulls)MITPHP

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PHP Extended Arrays
===================

[](#php-extended-arrays)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Edit your composer.json file to require `xethron/extended-array` and run `composer update`

```
"require": {
    "xethron/extended-array": "dev-master"
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Create a blank extended array
$array = new Xethron\ExtendedArray;

// Create a new extended array from an existing array
$array = new Xethron\ExtendedArray($array);

// Accessing Data
$value = $array['key'];
$value = $array->key;
$value = $array->get('key', 'Default Value');

// Setting Data
$array['key'] = 'value';
$array->key = 'value';
$array->set('key', 'value');

// Checking if a key exists
$bool = isset($array['key']);
$bool = isset($array->key);
$bool = $array->has('key');

// Unset a value
unset($array['key']);
unset($array->key);
$array->forget('key');

// Get the actual array
$value = $array->getArray();

// Check if the array contains a list of keys
$bool = $array->hasAll(['key1', 'key2', 'key3']);

// Check if the array contains one of the following keys
$bool = $array->hasOne(['key1', 'key2', 'key3']);

// Add a key only if it doesn't exist
$array->add('key', 'value');

// Split an array into two arrays. One with keys and the other with values.
list($keys, $values) = $array->split();
```

Contributors
------------

[](#contributors)

Bernhard Breytenbach ([@BBreyten](https://twitter.com/BBreyten))

This library is based on ideas and code from the Laravel Framework.

License
-------

[](#license)

Extended Array is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4309d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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