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akondas/exspecto
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Small PHP DSL for synchronizing asynchronous operations (busy-waiting)

1.2.0(1y ago)53.5k↓43.3%MITPHPPHP >=8.2

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Exspecto
========

[](#exspecto)

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Small PHP DSL for synchronizing asynchronous operations (busy-waiting).

A simple and useful library recommended especially for testing asynchronous systems. Exspecto allows you to express expectations of an asynchronous system in a concise and easy to read manner. Example:

```
await()->atMost(1)->until(function() {
    return customerStatusIsUpdated();
});
```

You can use `pollInterval` to set how often the condition should be checked (default value is 100 milliseconds):

```
await()->atMost(3)->pollInterval(200)->until(function() {
    return customerStatusIsUpdated();
});
```

You can also await for given value in case the returning method (closure) could throw an exception:

```
$value = await()->atMost(3)->pollInterval(200)->on(fn() => getValue());
```

---

*exspecto* - from latin: *wait for*, *await*

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require akondas/exspecto
```

Roadmap
-------

[](#roadmap)

- `untilAsserted` for example: `untilAsserted('UserRepository::size', equaltTo(3))`
- support different poll interval strategy (fixed, fibonacci, iterative)
- `ignoreExceptions` do not stop when exceptions occur (`ignoreException(string $exceptionClass)`)
- `atLeast`
- `unitlNotNull`, `untilNull` etc.

License
-------

[](#license)

Exspecto is released under the MIT Licence. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.

Author
------

[](#author)

Arkadiusz Kondas (@ArkadiuszKondas)

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~466 days

Total

4

Last Release

540d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02021-08-23

PHP version history (3 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.4

1.0.0PHP >=7.4

1.2.0PHP >=8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

asynchronous-programmingbusy-waithacktoberfestphpquality-assurancetestingphpasynchronoustestingquality assurancebusy-waiting

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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