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baileyherbert/ace
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A simple command line bootstrapper for the Horizon Framework.

1.0.2(2y ago)02341MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

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Ace
===

[](#ace)

This is a command line bootstrapper for the [Horizon Framework](https://github.com/baileyherbert/horizon). You can install this package globally to easily access the command interface for your application.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer global require baileyherbert/ace
```

Notes
-----

[](#notes)

This package only contains a binary that traverses from the current directory upward and locates your application root, then invokes the application in console mode. The version of the command line tool and the commands within it will match those installed in your application.

You can find the source code for all official commands in the official repository:

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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 ~423 days

Total

3

Last Release

805d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9532377?v=4)[baileyherbert](/maintainers/baileyherbert)[@baileyherbert](https://github.com/baileyherbert)

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Top Contributors

[![baileyherbert](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9532377?v=4)](https://github.com/baileyherbert "baileyherbert (5 commits)")

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