laravel-gpx-reader

A Laravel package to read and work with GPX 1.1 files.

Features

• Modern PHP support
• GPX 1.1 Support
• No External Dependencies
• Laravel Integration
• Type-Safe DTOs
• Validation with strict mode

Installation

composer require abduns/laravel-gpx-reader

Quick Start

use Dunn\GpxReader\Facades\Gpx;

// From file
$gpx = Gpx::parseFromFile('path/to/file.gpx');

echo $gpx->creator;

Why This Package?

• Existing solutions are outdated
• Missing modern PHP features
• Poor developer experience
• No standards compliance
• Too framework-coupled

This package focuses on simplicity, interoperability, and modern developer ergonomics.

Usage

Basic Usage

use Dunn\GpxReader\Facades\Gpx;

// From file
$gpx = Gpx::parseFromFile('path/to/file.gpx');

// From string
$gpx = Gpx::parseFromString($xmlString);

Advanced Usage

// Access metadata
echo $gpx->creator;
echo $gpx->version;
if ($gpx->metadata) {
    echo $gpx->metadata->name;
    echo $gpx->metadata->desc;
    echo $gpx->metadata->time?->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
}

// Access Waypoints
foreach ($gpx->waypoints as $waypoint) {
    echo "Waypoint: {$waypoint->name} ({$waypoint->latitude}, {$waypoint->longitude})";
    echo " - Elevation: {$waypoint->elevation}"; // Access elevation
}

// Access Routes
foreach ($gpx->routes as $route) {
    echo "Route: {$route->name}";
    foreach ($route->points as $point) {
        echo " - Point: {$point->latitude}, {$point->longitude}";
        echo " - Elevation: {$point->elevation}"; // Access elevation
    }
}

// Access Tracks
foreach ($gpx->tracks as $track) {
    echo "Track: {$track->name}";
    foreach ($track->segments as $segment) {
        foreach ($segment->points as $point) {
            echo " - Point: {$point->latitude}, {$point->longitude}";
            echo " - Elevation: {$point->elevation}"; // Access elevation
        }
    }
}

Configuration

You can publish the config file with:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="gpx-config"

return [
    'strict_mode' => true, // Throw exceptions for invalid GPX structure
    'timezone' => 'UTC',
];

Standards / Specifications

• GPX 1.1 Schema

References:

• https://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp

Supported Features

Compatibility

Design Goals

• Developer experience first
• Predictable APIs
• Minimal dependencies
• Strong typing
• Extensibility
• Interoperability

Architecture

• Facade for ease of use
• DTOs for parsed GPX elements
• Native XML parsing

Performance

Testing

composer test

Roadmap

• Add GPX generation/writing
• Support older GPX 1.0 schema

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and discussions are welcome.

Security

If you discover security issues, please report them responsibly.

License

MIT