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ailixter/gears-filter
=====================

The project, which gears Filter functions.

0.1.2(6y ago)01MITPHPPHP ^7

Since Nov 19Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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gears-filter
============

[](#gears-filter)

The project, which gears Filter functions.

Casts

- variable
- input GET, POST, etc.
- array

Cast $var into $type.

```
$filter = new Filter;
$int1 = $filter->cast(FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, '123');
$int2 = $filter->cast(['filter'=>FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, 'flags'=>...], '123');
$int3 = $filter->cast('int', '123');
```

Cast input $key into $type.

```
 $filter = new Filter;
 $int1 = $filter->castInput(FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, INPUT_POST, 'p');
 $int2 = $filter->castInput(['filter'=>FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, 'flags'=>...], INPUT_POST, 'p');
 $int3 = $filter->castInput('int', INPUT_POST, 'p');
```

Utility Filter-based class ArrayFilter

```
$array = new ArrayFilter(['a' => 123, 'b' => 'false'], new Filter);
$bool = $array->get('bool', 'b');
$float = $array->getFloat('a', 0.0);
$custom = $array->getCustomType('a');
$all = $array->castAll(['a' => 'float', 'b' => 'bool', 'undefined' => 'str']);
```

Utility Filter-based class InputFilter

```
$post = new InputFilter(INPUT_POST, new Filter);
$bool = $post->get('bool', 'b');
$float = $post->getFloat('a', 0.0);
$custom = $post->getCustomType('a');
$all = $post->castAll(['a' => 'float', 'b' => 'bool', 'undefined' => 'str']);
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 23% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~135 days

Total

3

Last Release

2457d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d75f48a062262cb8bb0e9b241ec74bc7363ed041c9eba8fd40d36e7fd3e52ca5?d=identicon)[ailixter](/maintainers/ailixter)

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Top Contributors

[![ailixter](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8529462?v=4)](https://github.com/ailixter "ailixter (9 commits)")

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Tags

componentconfigconversionfilterinputparametersphprequestsanitizationtypecastvalidation

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