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-Streaming newline-delimited JSON ([NDJSON](http://ndjson.org/)) parser and encoder for [ReactPHP](https://reactphp.org/).
+Streaming newline-delimited JSON (NDJSON) parser and encoder for [ReactPHP](https://reactphp.org/).
 
-[NDJSON](http://ndjson.org/) can be used to store multiple JSON records in a
+NDJSON can be used to store multiple JSON records in a
 file to store any kind of (uniform) structured data, such as a list of user
 objects or log entries. It uses a simple newline character between each
 individual record and as such can be both used for efficient persistence and