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apfelfrisch/data-transfer-object
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Simple Dto
==========

[](#simple-dto)

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This package is heavily inspired by [spatie/data-transfer-object](https://github.com/spatie/data-transfer-object). The main difference is that the DataTransferObject doesn't come with a constructor. That makes the Initialization less magical which is nicer for static analysis.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require apfelfrisch/data-transfer-object
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Here's what a DTO looks like:

```
use Apfelfrisch\DataTransferObject;
use Apfelfrisch\DataTransferObject\Casters\DateTimeCast;

class MyDTO extends DataTransferObject
{
    public function __construct(
        public int $a,

        public float $b,

        public OtherDTO $otherDTO,

        #[DateTimeCast]
        public DateTime $date,
    ) { }
}
```

You could construct this DTO with Parameter casting like so:

```
$dto = MyDTO::fromArrayWithCast([
    'a' => 1,
    'b' => 2.2,
    'otherDTO' => ['id' => 3],
    'date' => '2021-05-01'
);
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~2 days

Total

8

Last Release

1872d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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