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arth/time-machine
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Abstraction for current datetime

v2.0.0(5y ago)01431MITPHPCI failing

Since Dec 12Pushed 5y agoCompare

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TimeMachine
===========

[](#timemachine)

Module for application time control for testing purpose.

Usage:

- `composer req arth/time-machine`
- replace all `new DateTime('now')` and analogues with `Arth\Utils\TimeMachine::getInstance()->getNow()`
- in tests call `Arth\Utils\TimeMachine::getInstance()->setNow($dt)` with necessary $dt object for time shift.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

v1.0.0

- getNow()/setNow(DateTimeInterface)
- setFreezedMode(bool) - is time tick between getNow() calls?
- date2ts(DateTimeInterface)/ts2date($ts) with correct microseconds handling

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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 ~314 days

Total

3

Last Release

2080d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.0 → v2.0.02020-09-02

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52800?v=4)[arth](/maintainers/arth)[@arth](https://github.com/arth)

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Top Contributors

[![vpArth](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4529061?v=4)](https://github.com/vpArth "vpArth (2 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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