{"adoption": {"forks": 80, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "stars": 2536}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/serializer", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "library", "description": "Handles serializing and deserializing data structures, including object graphs, into array structures or other formats like XML and JSON.", "domain": ["web-development", "backend", "apis"], "enriched": true, "function": ["serialization", "api-framework"], "health_score": 100, "homepage": "https://symfony.com/serializer", "language": "PHP", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "stable", "member_repos": ["symfony/serializer"], "name": "symfony/serializer", "platform": ["php", "cross-platform"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-26T09:24:06+00:00", "repo": "symfony/serializer", "stars": 2536, "tags": ["symfony-component", "normalizers", "encoders", "object-mapping", "xml", "denormalization", "php"], "topics": ["php", "symfony", "component", "symfony-component"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["serialize PHP objects to JSON for API responses", "deserialize incoming JSON request payloads into PHP objects", "convert object graphs to XML", "map arrays to typed PHP objects", "ignore or rename properties during serialization", "handle circular references when serializing object graphs"], "what_it_is": "The Symfony Serializer component transforms data structures, including object graphs, into array structures or formats like XML and JSON, and back. It uses a flexible system of normalizers and encoders and is commonly used for building APIs and integrating with third-party services.", "when_to_avoid": ["you are not working in PHP", "you need extremely high-performance binary serialization formats like protobuf or msgpack", "your framework already provides an equivalent serializer you already use"], "when_to_choose": ["you are building a PHP or Symfony application that needs JSON/XML conversion", "you need configurable object-to-array mapping with normalizers", "you want battle-tested serialization used by Drupal, Shopware, API Platform, and others"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/serializer", "repo": "symfony/serializer", "role": "main", "score": 95}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T02:25:13.970255+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "730d8bb3ef6f239645462ed941c05ebbd51af0682191639c688f4bf7bf0c3383", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:59.183271+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/symfony/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "f2e592cf2451b86bbd6f19c12e9af2c25836c3ecc6a42d0496919e14d7d408d8", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.002833+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/serializer"}, {"content_hash": "44889134f4fb7667fc156f6aa19b524c32df208a02756d59eacc0262725f7bfd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.007123+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc"}, {"content_hash": "050ba34b0e981beb090fd59e4e28c28137054d20f2abad4220133be666d7176e", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.009236+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/serializer.html"}, {"content_hash": "2fd410222cfe6f97d544beaeeefffe407b17b79dd13b7de625075f34c22ae0f0", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.012783+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/releases"}, {"content_hash": "b626b5bb1423e50e571958878c6156ed6353048294de12962799587715231db3", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:07:25.014701+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 99, "longevity": 100, "rhythm": 87}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 5671, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 81}, "score": 95, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}