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assertchris/ellison
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Simple library that helps identify complex sentences and poor word choices

1.0.2(2y ago)61.2k↓37.5%2MITPHP

Since May 9Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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Ellison
=======

[](#ellison)

Ellison is a simple library that helps identify complex sentences and poor word choices. It uses similar heuristics to Hemingway, but it doesn't include any calls to third-party APIs or LLMs. Just a bit of PHP.

You can install it with:

```
composer require assertchris/ellison
```

...And, use it with:

```
$ellison = new AC\Ellison\Ellison();

$ellison->getSentenceDifficulty('This is a paragraph of text. It may include some moderately complex sentences, with slightly complex words. It might also include verbose sentences that tax the brain, tire the eyes, and exhaust the brain; all in an attempt to make the writer sound amazing.');

//  => [
//   [text => 'This is...of text', type => 'simple']
//   [text => 'It may...complex words', type => 'moderate']
//   [text => 'It might...sound amazing', type => 'complex']
// ]

$ellison->getPassivePhrases('This sentence may have been written by a corgi');

// => [
//   [text => 'been written', type => 'passive']
// ]
```

Feel free to submit PRs for more phrases and words that interest you. I have no interest in supporting non-english languages at this time.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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 ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

736d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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