JSON Machine
A memory-efficient PHP stream parser for large JSON files and streams, enabling iteration without loading entire documents.
What is JSON Machine?
JSON Machine is a PHP library designed for parsing large JSON files or streams incrementally, using generators to yield items one by one. It solves the problem of memory exhaustion when processing multi-gigabyte JSON documents by avoiding loading the entire structure into memory at once.
PHP developers working with large JSON datasets from APIs, files, or streams, such as those processing big data exports, log files, or API responses that exceed memory limits.
Developers choose JSON Machine for its constant memory footprint, simple iterator-based API, and support for JSON Pointer to target specific document sections, making it a robust alternative to `json_decode` for unpredictable or massive JSON inputs.
Overview
Efficient, easy-to-use, and fast PHP JSON stream parser
Use Cases
Best For
- Processing multi-gigabyte JSON files without running out of memory
- Iterating over specific subtrees in large JSON documents using JSON Pointer
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