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xoubaman/json
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A simple JSON wrapper

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JSON
====

[](#json)

A simple JSON wrapper class.

Features:

- Encode arrays|objects
- Decode JSON strings
- Validate JSON strings
- Throw exceptions on failure

Nothing else. As said, it is simple.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- `Json::encode($input): string`: encodes into JSON
- `Json::decode(string $json): array`: decodes a JSON into an array
- `Json::fromString(string $json)`: new Json instance
- `$json->isValid(): bool`: whether the provided JSON is valid or not
- `$json->input(): string`: the input used for instantiation
- `$json->error(): string`: the error description, empty if no error
- `$json->errorCode(): int`: the error code, JSON\_ERROR\_NONE if no error
- `$json->asArray(): array`: the input decoded, throws a `RuntimeException` if not a valid JSON

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

2193d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1311258?v=4)[Carlos Gándara](/maintainers/Xoubaman)[@xoubaman](https://github.com/xoubaman)

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Top Contributors

[![xoubaman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1311258?v=4)](https://github.com/xoubaman "xoubaman (6 commits)")

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Tags

json

###  Code Quality

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