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yriveiro/dot
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Dot access for nested structures

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Dot - Dotted access made simple
===============================

[](#dot---dotted-access-made-simple)

Dot has a simple goal, give you access to data using dotted syntax.

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Quick start documentation
=========================

[](#quick-start-documentation)

- [API](docs/API.md) - API reference.
- [Examples](docs/Examples.md) - Examples of utilization.
- [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) - How to contribute to Dot project.
- [Licence](LICENSE.md) - Copyright License.

Overview
========

[](#overview)

Dot it's a lightweight and fast library that provides access to data using dotted syntax.

The main features of Dot are:

- Simplicity.
- Easy to extend.
- Two modes of use:
    - mutable: the normal mode
    - inmutable: with this mode you can safely share Dot instance between objects

Installation
============

[](#installation)

The recommended way to install this package is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

```
php composer.phar require "yriveiro/dot"
```

Tests
=====

[](#tests)

Tests are performed using the `phpunit` library, to run them:

```
php vendor/bin/phpunit tests
```

Know issues
===========

[](#know-issues)

None.

How to contribute
=================

[](#how-to-contribute)

Have an idea? Found a bug?, contributions are welcome :)

Before do any contribution, please read the contribution rules described in [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)

License
=======

[](#license)

Dot is licensed under MIT license.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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

3044d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7554ea3632f73106aa0ea29305bdb42cac32406edf0d8bdf651c703c19603986?d=identicon)[yriveiro](/maintainers/yriveiro)

---

Top Contributors

[![yriveiro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/934763?v=4)](https://github.com/yriveiro "yriveiro (36 commits)")

---

Tags

dotdot-notationdot-structuredot-syntaxtdotted-accessinmutabledotdot notationdotted accessdot syntaxtdot structure

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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