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The easiest way to match data structures like JSON/PlainText/XML against readable patterns. Sandbox:

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The easiest way to match data structures like JSON/PlainText/XML against readable patterns. Sandbox:

PHP Matcher

Library created for testing all kinds of JSON/XML/TXT/Scalar values against patterns.

API:

PHPMatcher::match($value = '{"foo": "bar"}', $pattern = '{"foo": "@string@"}') : bool;
PHPMatcher::backtrace() : Backtrace;
PHPMatcher::error() : ?string;

It was built to simplify API's functional testing.

  • - 6.x README PHP >= 8.3 = 7.2 = 7.2 = 7.2 = 7.0 = 7.0 match("lorem ipsum dolor", "@string@");

if (!$match) { echo "Error: " . $matcher->error(); echo "Backtrace: \n"; echo (string) $matcher->backtrace(); }


### PHPUnit extending PHPMatcherTestCase

```php
assertMatchesPattern('{"name": "@string@"}', '{"name": "Norbert"}');
    }
}

PHPUnit using PHPMatcherAssertions trait

assertMatchesPattern('{"name": "@string@"}', '{"name": "Norbert"}');
    }
}

…

php
match(1, 1);
$matcher->match('string', 'string');

String matching

match('Norbert', '@string@');
$matcher->match("lorem ipsum dolor", "@[email protected]('lorem').contains('ipsum').endsWith('dolor')");

Time matching

match('00:00:00', '@time@');
$matcher->match('00:01:00.000000', '@time@');
$matcher->match('00:01:00', '@[email protected]("00:00:00")');
$matcher->match('00:00:00', '@[email protected]("01:00:00")');

Date matching

match('2014-08-19', '@date@');
$matcher->match('2020-01-11', '@date@');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@[email protected]("2016-08-19")');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@[email protected]("today").after("+ 100year")');

DateTime matching

match('2014-08-19', '@datetime@');
$matcher->match('2020-01-11 00:00:00', '@datetime@');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@[email protected]("2016-08-19")');
$matcher->match('2014-08-19', '@[email protected]("today").after("+ 100year")');

TimeZone matching

match('Europe/Warsaw', '@timezone@');
$matcher->match('Europe/Warsaw', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('GMT', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('01:00', '@tz@');
$matcher->match('01:00', '@[email protected]()');
$matcher->match('GMT', '@[email protected]()');
$matcher->match('Europe/Warsaw', '@[email protected]()');

Integer matching

match(100, '@integer@');
$matcher->match(100, '@[email protected](200).greaterThan(10)');

Number matching

match(100, '@number@');
$matcher->match('200', '@number@');
$matcher->match(1.25, '@number@');
$matcher->match('1.25', '@number@');
$matcher->match(0b10100111001, '@number@');

Double matching

match(10.1, "@double@");
$matcher->match(10.1, "@[email protected](50.12).greaterThan(10)");

Boolean matching

match(true, "@boolean@");
$matcher->match(false, "@boolean@");

Wildcard matching

match("@integer@", "@*@");
$matcher->match("foobar", "@*@");
$matcher->match(true, "@*@");
$matcher->match(6.66, "@*@");
$matcher->match(array("bar"), "@wildcard@");
$matcher->match(new \stdClass, "@wildcard@");

Expression matching

match(new \DateTime('2014-04-01'), "expr(value.format('Y-m-d') == '2014-04-01'");
$matcher->match("Norbert", "expr(value === 'Norbert')");

UUID matching

match('9f4db639-0e87-4367-9beb-d64e3f42ae18', '@uuid@');

ULID matching

match('01BX5ZZKBKACTAV9WEVGEMMVS0', '@ulid@');

Array matching

match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@[email protected](0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@[email protected]()'
          ),
          array(
              'id' => '@integer@',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => '@array@'
          ),
          '@...@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Array Previous

@array_previous@ can also be used when matching JSON's and XML's

match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@[email protected](0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@[email protected]()'
          ),
          '@array_previous@',
          '@array_previous@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Array Previous Repeat

@array_previous_repeat@ can also be used when matching JSON's and XML's

match(
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => 1,
              'firstName' => 'Norbert',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER'),
              'position' => 'Developer',
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 2,
              'firstName' => 'Michał',
              'lastName' => 'Dąbrowski',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_USER')
          ),
          array(
              'id' => 3,
              'firstName' => 'Johnny',
              'lastName' => 'DąbrowsBravoki',
              'roles' => array('ROLE_HANDSOME_GUY')
          )
      ),
      true,
      6.66
  ),
   array(
      'users' => array(
          array(
              'id' => '@[email protected](0)',
              'firstName' => '@string@',
              'lastName' => 'Orzechowicz',
              'roles' => '@array@',
              'position' => '@[email protected]()'
          ),
          '@array_previous_repeat@'
      ),
      '@boolean@',
      '@double@'
  )
);

Json matching

match(
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "Norbert",
        "lastName": "Orzechowicz",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER"]
      }
    ]
  }',
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "@string@",
        "lastName": "@string@",
        "created": "@[email protected]()",
        "roles": "@array@",
        "position": "@[email protected]()"
      }
    ]
  }'
);

Json matching with unbounded arrays and objects

match(
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "Norbert",
        "lastName": "Orzechowicz",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER"],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": false,
          "dateOfBirth": null,
          "hasEmailVerified": true
        },
        "avatar": {
          "url": "http://avatar-image.com/avatar.png"
        }
      },
      {
        "firstName": "Michał",
        "lastName": "Dąbrowski",
        "created": "2014-01-01",
        "roles":["ROLE_USER", "ROLE_DEVELOPER", "ROLE_ADMIN"],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": true,
          "dateOfBirth": null,
          "hasEmailVerified": true
        },
        "avatar": null
      }
    ]
  }',
  '{
    "users":[
      {
        "firstName": "@string@",
        "lastName": "@string@",
        "created": "@[email protected]()",
        "roles": [
            "ROLE_USER",
            "@...@"
        ],
        "attributes": {
          "isAdmin": @boolean@,
          "@*@": "@*@"
        },
        "avatar": "@[email protected]({\"url\":\"@[email protected]()\"})"
      }
      ,
      @...@
    ]
  }'
);

Xml matching

Optional - requires openlss/lib-array2xml: ^1.0 to be present.

match(

  
    IBM
    Any Value
  

XML
                ,
                

  
    @string@
    @string@
    @[email protected]()
  

XML
        );

Example scenario for api in behat using mongo.

@profile, @user
Feature: Listing user toys

  As a user
  I want to list my toys

  Background:
    Given I send and accept JSON

  Scenario: Listing toys
    Given the following users exist:
      | firstName     | lastName     |
      | Chuck         | Norris       |

    And the following toys user "Chuck Norris" exist:
      | name            |
      | Barbie          |
      | GI Joe          |
      | Optimus Prime   |

    When I set valid authorization code oauth header for user "Chuck Norris"
    And I send a GET request on "/api/toys"
    Then the response status code should be 200
    And the JSON response should match:
    """
      [
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "Barbie",
          "_links: "@*@"
        },
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "GI Joe",
          "_links": "@*@"
        },
        {
          "id": "@string@",
          "name": "Optimus Prime",
          "_links": "@*@"
        }
      ]
    """

PHPUnit integration

The assertMatchesPattern() is a handy assertion that matches values in PHPUnit tests. To use it either include the Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherAssertions trait, or extend the Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherTestCase:

namespace Coduo\PHPMatcher\Tests\PHPUnit;

use Coduo\PHPMatcher\PHPUnit\PHPMatcherAssertions;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;

class PHPMatcherAssertionsTest extends TestCase
{
    use PHPMatcherAssertions;

    public function test_it_asserts_if_a_value_matches_the_pattern()
    {
        $this->assertMatchesPattern('@string@', 'foo');
    }
}

The matchesPattern() method can be used in PHPUnit stubs or mocks:

$mock = $this->createMock(Foo::class);
$mock->method('bar')
    ->with($this->matchesPattern('@string@'))
    ->willReturn('foo');

License

This library is distributed under the MIT license. Please see the LICENSE file.

Credits

This lib was inspired by JSON Expressions gem && Behat RestExtension

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PublishedAug 1, 2026
UpdatedSep 17, 2026
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