JsonManager is a PHP class designed to facilitate easy management of JSON data stored in files. It provides methods for CRUD operations, sorting, pagination, merging, backup, and restore functionalities.

• Save/Update Data: Save or update JSON data in a file. Supports updating existing data based on specific criteria.
• Retrieve Data: Retrieve all data from the JSON file.
• Find Data: Find data in the JSON file based on a specific key-value pair.
• Delete Data: Delete data from the JSON file based on a specific key-value pair.
• Count Objects: Count the number of objects in the JSON file.
• Sort Data: Sort data in the JSON file by a specific key.
• Paginate Data: Paginate the data in the JSON file.
• Merge Data: Merge data from another JSON file or an array into the current JSON data.
• Backup and Restore: Create backups of the JSON file and restore from backups.

• PHP 5.6 or higher (JSON extension enabled)

No installation necessary. Simply include the JsonManager class in your PHP project.

<?php
// Include the JsonManager class
require_once 'JsonManager.php';

// Define your JSON file path
$jsonFilePath = 'data.json';

try {
    // Example: Save data to JSON file
    $dataToSave = [
        'id' => 1,
        'name' => 'John Doe',
        'email' => '[email protected]'
    ];
    JsonManager::save($jsonFilePath, $dataToSave);

    // Example: Retrieve all data
    $allData = JsonManager::getAll($jsonFilePath);
    var_dump($allData);

    // Example: Find data by key
    $foundData = JsonManager::findByKey($jsonFilePath, 'id', 1);
    var_dump($foundData);

    // Example: Delete data by key
    JsonManager::deleteByKey($jsonFilePath, 'id', 1);

    // Example: Count objects
    $count = JsonManager::count($jsonFilePath);
    echo "Number of objects: $count\n";

} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}
?>

JsonManager::save($path, $object, $isUpdate = false, $location = null, $keyToUpdate = null, $valueToUpdate = null)

Save data to the JSON file.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $object: Data object to save/update.
• $isUpdate: Flag indicating if data should be updated (default: false).
• $location: Specific location within the JSON structure to save/update (optional).
• $keyToUpdate: Key to search for when updating data (optional).
• $valueToUpdate: Value corresponding to $keyToUpdate to identify data to update (optional).

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::getAll($path) Retrieve all data from the JSON file.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.

Returns an array of all data objects.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::findByKey($path, $key, $value)

Find data in the JSON file by a specific key-value pair.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $key: Key to search for.
• $value: Value corresponding to $key to search for.

Returns an array of matching data objects or null if not found.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::deleteByKey($path, $key, $value)

Delete data from the JSON file based on a specific key-value pair.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $key: Key to search for.
• $value: Value corresponding to $key to identify data to delete.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::count($path)

Count the number of objects in the JSON file.

• $path: Path to the JSON file. Returns the number of objects.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::sortByKey($path, $key)

Sort data in the JSON file by a specific key.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $key: Key to sort by. Returns a sorted array of data objects.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::paginate($path, $perPage, $page)

Paginate the data in the JSON file.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $perPage: Number of items per page.
• $page: Page number to retrieve.

Returns an array of data objects for the specified page.

Throws Exception on error or invalid pagination parameters.

JsonManager::mergeFromFile($path, $otherFilePath)

Merge data from another JSON file into the current JSON file.

• $path: Path to the current JSON file.
• $otherFilePath: Path to the other JSON file to merge from.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::mergeFromArray($path, $dataArray)

Merge data from an array into the current JSON data.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $dataArray: Array of data to merge.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::backup($path, $backupPath)

Backup the current JSON file to a specified location.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $backupPath: Path to save the backup file.

Throws Exception on error.

JsonManager::restore($path, $backupPath)

Restore the JSON file from a specified backup location.

• $path: Path to the JSON file.
• $backupPath: Path to the backup file.

Throws Exception on error.

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.