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backdrop/coder
==============

Coder is a library to review Backdrop code.

1.0.1(7y ago)02.6k↑250%2[2 issues](https://github.com/serundeputy/coder/issues)2GPL-2.0+PHPPHP &gt;=5.2.0

Since May 28Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (7)Used By (2)

Coder Review
============

[](#coder-review)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1ae9865efffd3042fffad0c54a441c89d2ae65e5ddae3a0e69831db9c22730b5/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f736572756e6465707574792f636f6465722e7376673f6272616e63683d312e782d312e78)](https://travis-ci.org/serundeputy/coder)

This is a developer library that assists with code review so Backdrop code can maintain standards defined on

Built-in support for:

- Backdrop Coding Standards -
- Handle text in a secure fashion -

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

[](#installation)

User composer to install:

```
composer require backdrop/coder
```

Running phpcs Code Checks
-------------------------

[](#running-phpcs-code-checks)

```
./vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=./vendor/backdrop/coder/coder_sniffer/Backdrop path/to/code
```

Automated Testing (PHPUnit)
---------------------------

[](#automated-testing-phpunit)

To execute the phpunit tests:

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is GPL v2 software. See the LICENSE.txt file in this directory for complete text.

Current Maintainers
-------------------

[](#current-maintainers)

- Geoff St. Pierre [serundeputy](https://github.com/serundeputy)

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Doug Green

Solotandem -

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2895d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6763671?v=4)[Geoff St. Pierre](/maintainers/serundeputy)[@serundeputy](https://github.com/serundeputy)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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