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ahuggins/helpers
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Add a helpers.php file to your Laravel application.

0.0.6(8y ago)086MITPHP

Since Aug 25Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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Laravel Helpers
===============

[](#laravel-helpers)

A simple way to add a customizable helpers.php file to your Laravel application.

1. Simply run this composer require command:

`composer require ahuggins/helpers`

2. Then if your application is >= Laravel 5.5, you would be done. Otherwise you will need to add the following service provider to your `config/app.php` file.

`AHuggins\Helpers\Providers\HelpersServiceProvider::class,`

3. Publish the helpers file.

`php artisan vendor:publish --tag=helpers`

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~1 days

Total

6

Last Release

3175d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![ahuggins](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1791228?v=4)](https://github.com/ahuggins "ahuggins (7 commits)")

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