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alphayax/get\_opt
=================

Utility class for manage scripts arguments

3.1.0(7y ago)28.7kLGPL-2.1PHP

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Get Opt
=======

[](#get-opt)

A library to manage scripts arguments

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Features
--------

[](#features)

- Singleton pattern
- Auto generate help
- Manage short and long option (-a --abc)
- Manage values and multiple values (-v /toto -v /tutu)
- Manage required options

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Check if a parameter (specified via a letter or a name) is set

[](#check-if-a-parameter-specified-via-a-letter-or-a-name-is-set)

```
$Args = \alphayax\utils\cli\GetOpt::getInstance();
$Args->setDescription('This script is a tiny example to show library features');
$verboseOption = $Args->addOpt('v', 'verbose', 'Verbose Mode');

$Args->parse();

$isVerboseMode = $verboseOption->isPresent();
```

### Get the value of the --file option

[](#get-the-value-of-the---file-option)

```
$Args = \alphayax\utils\cli\GetOpt::getInstance();
$Args->setDescription('This script is a tiny example to show library features');
$fileOption = $Args->addOpt('f', 'file', 'File name', true);

$Args->parse();

// Check if file option is specified (via -f or --file)
if( $fileOption->isPresent()){
    $fileName = $fileOption->getValue();
}
```

Auto-generated Help
-------------------

[](#auto-generated-help)

Example of help output (if the -h or --help flag is specified) :

```
   Description
   	This script is a tiny example to show library features

   Usage
   	/usr/bin/php a.php [OPTIONS]

   Options
	-d        	              	Debug mode
	          	--dry-run     	Dry Run mode
	          	--file 	Specify the file name
	-h        	--help        	Display help
	-n 	              	[REQUIRED] Number of lines
	-v        	--verbose     	Verbose Mode

```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

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 ~61 days

Recently: every ~37 days

Total

12

Last Release

2894d ago

Major Versions

0.0.2 → 1.0.02016-06-18

1.0.2 → 2.0.02017-11-19

2.1.1 → 3.0.02017-11-26

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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