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alcamo/process
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Classes for processes opened by proc\_open()

0.5.2(2mo ago)1144↓50%11Apache-2.0PHPPHP 7.3 - 8.0

Since Jun 30Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Usage example
=============

[](#usage-example)

```
use alcamo\process\Process;

$process = new Process('echo Hello, world!');

$hello = $process->fgets();

```

Now $hello contains the string "Hello, world!" (plus the platform-dependent line break).

The usual PHP functions writing to or reading from streams can be used as magic methods on `Process` objects to write to / read from the child process's standard input/output.

A `ProcessFactory` class is provided to facilitate creating processes which all use the same underlying program. For instance:

```
use alcamo\process\ProcessFactory;

$gitFactory = new ProcessFactory('/home/alice', '/usr/bin/git');

$configProcess = $gitFactory->create('config -l');

$configData = $config->stream_get_contents();

```

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

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 ~188 days

Recently: every ~288 days

Total

10

Last Release

89d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP 7.3 - 7.4

0.1.1PHP 7.3 - 8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

processproc\_open

###  Code Quality

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