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aethalides/systemd-notify
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Interact with the Systemd Notify daemon for service lifecycle integration

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systemd-notify
==============

[](#systemd-notify)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This package allows scripts launched by systemd to send information and heartbeats (watchdog events) to the systemd notification system.

Use this library if...
----------------------

[](#use-this-library-if)

You have a script that is started as a service by systemd, and you want systemd to restart the service when it develops an error, or

You have a long running script and want to provide a status description viewable by the `systemctl status myservice` command.

Do not use this library if...
-----------------------------

[](#do-not-use-this-library-if)

- The system is not run by SystemD (e.g. FreeBSD, Windows, ...)
- Your service is not going to be started by Systemd

In this library
---------------

[](#in-this-library)

Three classes are provided to interact with the notification service:

1. *Notify* is the general purpose implementation.
2. *NotifyHeartbeat* is ideal for applications that only send heartbeats
3. *NotifyFluent* has the same methods as Notify but all the setters are fluent.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

See the examples folder

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% 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.

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