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aeforge/terminal
================

AEForge terminal component. Providing a way to communicate with PHP application via a console.

1.0.0(2y ago)04MITPHPPHP &gt;=8.0.0

Since Oct 27Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Terminal
========

[](#terminal)

AEForge Terminal component. AEForge terminal component. Providing a way to communicate with PHP application via a console.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install via composer:

```
  composer require aeforge/terminal

```

To clone the project:

```
    https://github.com/aeforge/Terminal.git

```

Usage/Examples
--------------

[](#usageexamples)

### Example

[](#example)

```
//Message class is used to create an already defined styled text and blocks
use Aeforge\Terminal\Message;
//Terminal is the main class
use Aeforge\Terminal\Terminal;

// Creates a new item and added to the list.
// use {} to create a parameter.
Terminal::Item("myitem {unknown_parameter}", function($unknown_parameter)
{
    echo "The unknown_parameter is : " . $unknown_parameter;
});

Terminal::Item("myitem {unknown_parameter} {another_parameter}", function($unknown_parameter, $another_parameter)
{
    (new Message)::message($unknown_parameter) . (new Message)::message($another_parameter);
});
// Calling a function
function myFunction($what_the_user_said) { echo $what_the_user_said; }

Terminal::Item("whattext {what_the_user_said}", "myFunction");

//Always call boot at the end to start parsing the terminal items list
Terminal::boot();
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

877d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fbcbae37e5966c425e91d185173f6f30ef647069c864929368c3807bb4c2f7c2?d=identicon)[aeforge](/maintainers/aeforge)

---

Top Contributors

[![aeforge](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/148719514?v=4)](https://github.com/aeforge "aeforge (2 commits)")

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