README

Introduction

A PHP 8.4+ library for converting XML data to typed entities and back, with support for lazy-loading collections, XML namespaces, and structured entity design. Useful for parsing configuration files, processing structured XML APIs, and working with hierarchical XML data in an object-oriented way.

Features

• Object-oriented XML mapping
• Conversion from XML to typed entities and back
• Lazy-loading collections for efficient memory usage
• Entity objects are mutable and can be freely modified after creation
• Mapping via PHP attributes (no separate config files needed)
• Strict type support with automatic casting
• Native support for nested structures and arrays
• Full support for XML namespaces
• Easy integration with configuration files or XML-based APIs

Installation

composer require matraux/xml-orm

Requirements

Examples

See Definitions for how to define your own entities and collections.

See Read for full reading examples.

use Matraux\XmlOrm\Xml\SimpleExplorer;

$explorer = SimpleExplorer::fromString($xml);
$main = MainEntity::fromExplorer($explorer);
echo $main->name;

See Write for writing examples.

$main = MainEntity::create();
$main->name = 'Main entity';

echo $main;

Development

See Development for debug, test instructions, static analysis, and coding standards.

Support

For bug reports and feature requests, please use the issue tracker.