README

A lightweight, self-contained Data Transfer Object for contact/payee information. Designed to be shared across multiple packages including bank import parsers (QIF, OFX, CSV) and CRM integrations.

Features

• Zero dependencies - Pure PHP, no external requirements
• PHP 7.3+ compatible - Works with legacy and modern PHP versions
• Normalized contact fields - Address broken into components, comprehensive contact details
• CRM-ready - Fields for linking to FrontAccounting customers/suppliers
• Parser-friendly - Methods for recording transaction statistics and populating from arrays
• Fully tested - Comprehensive PHPUnit test suite with 20+ test cases

Installation

composer require ksfraser/contact-dto

Quick Start

use Ksfraser\Contact\DTO\ContactData;

$contact = new ContactData();
$contact->name = 'ACME Corp';
$contact->email = 'billing@acme.com';
$contact->phone = '555-0123';
$contact->contact_type = 'vendor';

// Record a transaction
$contact->recordTransaction(150.00, '2023-06-15 10:30:00');

// Export to database
$data = $contact->toArray();

Full Documentation

See README.md for comprehensive documentation including:

• Detailed usage examples
• All available methods
• Property reference
• Testing instructions

Testing

Run the test suite:

composer install --dev
vendor/bin/phpunit

Development Environment

• PHP: 7.3+ (production), 8.x (development/testing)
• PHPUnit: 11 (dev-only)

License

MIT

Repository

https://github.com/ksfraser/Contact-DTO