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amber/container
===============

Simple PHP DI Container.

v1.2.6(5y ago)21.4kGPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.2.0CI failing

Since Mar 22Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Container
=========

[](#container)

Simple PHP DI Container.

Instalation
-----------

[](#instalation)

```
composer require amber/container

```

API (Draft)
-----------

[](#api-draft)

### Basic Usage (PSR-11 compliance)

[](#basic-usage-psr-11-compliance)

```
use Amber\Container\Container;

$container = new Container();
```

### bind()

[](#bind)

#### Binds an item to the Container's map by a unique key.

[](#binds-an-item-to-the-containers-map-by-a-unique-key)

bind(string $key, mixed $value) : boolean

**param** string $key *The unique item's key.*

**param** mixed $value *The value of the item.*

**return** bool *True on success. False if key already exists.*

Bind an Service to the container by a unique key.

```
$container->bind($key, $value);
```

Or bind a class like this.

```
$container->bind($class);
```

### get()

[](#get)

#### Gets an item from the Container's map by its unique key

[](#gets-an-item-from-the-containers-map-by-its-unique-key)

get(string $key): mixed

**param** string $key \*The unique item's key.

**return** mixed *The value of the item.*

```
$container->get($key);
```

### has()

[](#has)

#### Checks for the existance of an item on the Container's map by its unique key.

[](#checks-for-the-existance-of-an-item-on-the-containers-map-by-its-unique-key)

has(string $key): bool **param** string $key \*The unique item's key. **return** bool

```
$container->has($key);
```

### unbind()

[](#unbind)

#### Unbinds an item from the Container's map by its unique key.

[](#unbinds-an-item-from-the-containers-map-by-its-unique-key)

unbind(string $key): bool

**param** string $key \*The unique item's key.

**return** bool *true on success, false on failure.*

```
$container->unbind($key);
```

Multiple actions
----------------

[](#multiple-actions)

### bindMultiple()

[](#bindmultiple)

```
$container->bindMultiple([$key => $value]);
```

### getMultiple()

[](#getmultiple)

```
$container->getMultiple($keys);
```

### unbindMultiple()

[](#unbindmultiple)

```
$container->unbindMultiple($keys);
```

Advanced Usage
--------------

[](#advanced-usage)

### make()

[](#make)

#### Binds and Gets a Service from the Container's map by its unique key.

[](#binds-and-gets-a-service-from-the-containers-map-by-its-unique-key)

make(string $class): mixed

**param** string $class *The item's class.*

**return** mixed *The value of the item.*

```
$container->make($class);
```

### register()

[](#register)

#### Binds an class to the Container and return the ServiceClass.

[](#binds-an-class-to-the-container-and-return-the-serviceclass)

register(string $class, string $alias = null): ServiceClass

**param** string $class *The item's class.*

**param** string $alias *The item's alias.*

**return** ServiceClass

```
$container->register($class);
```

### singleton()

[](#singleton)

#### Binds an class to the Container as singleton and return theServiceClassservice.

[](#binds-an-class-to-the-container-as-singleton-and-return-theserviceclassservice)

singleton(string $class, string $alias = null): ServiceClass

**param** string $class *The item's class.*

**param** string $alias *The item's alias.*

**return** ServiceClass

```
$container->singleton($class);
```

### getClosureFor()

[](#getclosurefor)

#### Gets a closure for a method of the provided class.

[](#gets-a-closure-for-a-method-of-the-provided-class)

getClosureFor(string $class, string $method, array $binds = \[\]): Closure

**param** string $class *The class to instantiate.*

**param** string $method *The class method to call.*

**param** array $binds *The arguments for the service.*

**return** Closure

```
$container->getClosureFor($class, $method);
```

**More coming soon...**

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.7% 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 ~22 days

Recently: every ~32 days

Total

21

Last Release

2171d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.0-beta → v2.0.0-beta2019-11-06

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0-betaPHP >=7.1.0

v1.0.1PHP >=7.2.0

v2.0.0-betaPHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1912ffd7709c7c3d7498921fd3080e23589e5cee9fb84a4d3831126739ac85b5?d=identicon)[systemson](/maintainers/systemson)

---

Top Contributors

[![systemson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32528630?v=4)](https://github.com/systemson "systemson (178 commits)")[![devilu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25694532?v=4)](https://github.com/devilu "devilu (7 commits)")[![milanegrin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/82895394?v=4)](https://github.com/milanegrin "milanegrin (3 commits)")

---

Tags

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