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apeschar/date
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A value object for dates without times

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Date
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[](#date)

This is a date value object for PHP. You may use this instead of `DateTime` or `DateTimeImmutable` when you want dates without times. It makes it safer and easier to compare and work with dates without worrying about differences in time and timezone.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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 ~101 days

Total

5

Last Release

1279d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![apeschar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/122977?v=4)](https://github.com/apeschar "apeschar (16 commits)")

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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