beste/json

A simple JSON helper to decode and encode JSON

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Requires

  • php: ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0 || ~8.3.0 || ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0
  • ext-json: *

Requires (Dev)

MIT 976525f1ce2323a4e044364269d60b402603e216

  • Jérôme Gamez <jerome.woop@gamez.name>

jsonhelper

This package is auto-updated.

Last update: 2026-03-06 07:34:50 UTC

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A simple helper to decode and encode JSON, including from files.

Usage

use Beste\Json;
use UnexpectedValueException;

$object = Json::decode('{"key": "value"}');

$array = Json::decode('{"key": "value"}', $forceArray = true);

$object = Json::decodeFile('/path/to/file.json');

$json = Json::encode($object);

$prettyJson = Json::pretty($object);

// When something goes wring while decoding/encoding,
// an `UnexpectedValueException` is thrown
try {
    Json::decode('{]');
} catch (UnexpectedValueException $e) {
    // Handle error
}

Installation

composer require beste/json

Running tests

composer test