This package implements Bencodex serialization format which extends Bencoding. Complianet with Bencodex 1.2.

php > echo Bencodex\encode(['foo' => 123, 'bar' => [true, false]]); du3:barltfeu3:fooi123ee php > var_dump(Bencodex\decode('du3:barltfeu3:fooi123ee')); object(stdClass)#4 (2) { ["bar"]=> array(2) { [0]=> bool(true) [1]=> bool(false) } ["foo"]=> int(123) }

• PHP 5.4 or later
• iconv extension (--with-iconv)

• \Bencodex\encode(mixed $value): string: Encodes a PHP $value into Bencodex data.
• \Bencodex\decode(string $bencodex): mixed: Decodes Bencodex data into a PHP value.

The above APIs are merely façade, and optional parameters are omitted. See the complete API docs as well.