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agorlov/php-constructor-overloading
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Multiple constructors in PHP

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Мultiple constructors in PHP
============================

[](#мultiple-constructors-in-php)

Constructor overload PHP methods, like in Java or C++

Based on article (how to adopt this technic from Java to PHP):

For PHP > 7

How to install
--------------

[](#how-to-install)

```
$ composer require agorlov/php-constructor-overloading
```

Usage example
-------------

[](#usage-example)

```
use AG\OverloadedConstructor;

final class Cash {
  /** @var int */
  private $cents;
  /** @var string */
  private $currency;

  private function constrEmpty() { // secondary
    $this->__construct(0);
  }

  private function constrCnts(int $cts) { // secondary
    $this->__construct($cts, "USD");
  }

  private function constrPrimary(int $cts, string $crn) { // primary
    $this->cents = $cts;
    $this->currency = $crn;
  }

  public function __construct() {
    // overloaded constructors invocation
    $method = (new OverloadedConstructor($this, func_get_args()))->constructor();
    $this->$method(...func_get_args());
  }

  // methods here
}

var_dump(new Cash());
```

more examples: in `example.php` and `example2.php`

Valid scalar hints
------------------

[](#valid-scalar-hints)

- array
- callable
- bool **not boolean!**
- float **not double!**
- int **not integer!**
- string
- iterable
- object

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

```
$ composer install
$ vendor/bin/phpunit OverloadedConstructorTest.php
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

2800d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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