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badcow/common
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Common tools used in a number of projects

v0.7(10y ago)0482MITPHPPHP >=5.3.9

Since Apr 5Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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Badcow Common Library
=====================

[](#badcow-common-library)

A library of code common to a number of projects.

Build Status
------------

[](#build-status)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/06c6f08d1ace50f24d5eb4925b3d8df18ffaa81c580367f720c60878014062ae/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f426164636f772f436f6d6d6f6e2e706e67)](https://travis-ci.org/Badcow/Common) [![Code Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4b8b904423e723ceef9e0b15c9efbe36f1668e1eb2b59a8115bd4c980bc5c734/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f426164636f772f436f6d6d6f6e2f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Badcow/Common/?branch=master) [![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/71929087176148eae4648ec6d7e67ee8a17602e50781a49b7b4751322a658365/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f426164636f772f436f6d6d6f6e2f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/Badcow/Common/?branch=master)

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

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 ~43 days

Recently: every ~64 days

Total

7

Last Release

3825d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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