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another-library/type-guard
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Type Guard module is part of the Pinkary Project, and allows you to \*\*narrow down the type\*\* of a variable to a more specific type.

v0.1.0(2y ago)1151.6k[4 PRs](https://github.com/pinkary-project/type-guard/pulls)MITPHP ^8.2.0

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###  Health Score

28

↓

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

741d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

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