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Bandama Application Skeleton with Monolog and Kahlan

1.2.0(9y ago)0251MITPHPPHP &gt;=5.5

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Bandama Application Lite Skeleton
=================================

[](#bandama-application-lite-skeleton)

Bandama App Lite is a skeleton project for [Bandama Framework](https://github.com/jfyoboue/bandama-framework) that includes Monolog for logging and Kahlan for unit tests.

Create a new project
--------------------

[](#create-a-new-project)

It's recommended that you use [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/) to create project.

```
$ composer create-project --no-interaction bandama/app-lite [project-name]
```

This will create new Bandama project and all required dependencies including Bandama Framework, Monolog and Kahlan. Bandama Project requires PHP 5.5 or newer.

Run the project
---------------

[](#run-the-project)

Got to the root directory of your project and run it typing

```
$ cd [project-name]
$ php -S localhost:8008 -t web web/app.php
```

Browse to

Project structure
-----------------

[](#project-structure)

- app

    This folder contains globals elements of application. It contains App and Configuration classes.

    - core

        This folder contains App, Configuration and Controller classes which implements base application logic

    - App.php : This class allow to extend and customize application logic
    - Configuration.php : Class allowing customization of application configuration parameters
    - Controller.php : Base application controller class
    - config

        Config folder contains configuration parameters splitted in many files:

        - databases.php : Collection of databases configuration
        - parameters.php : Application base parameters
        - routes.php : Contains routes definition
        - services.php : Services used by application
        - sessions.php : User sessions parameters
        - settings.php : Merging of other configuration files
- spec

    Contains unit tests for project
- src

    Project source code

    - controllers

        Controllers classes
    - models

        Project models for interacting with databases and other sources of data
    - views

        Contains views
    - services

        Application services
- var

    - logs

        Log files
- vendor

    Contains third party library, including Bandama Framework, Monolog and Kahlan
- web

    This folder contains public files

    - app.php : Application entry point

    It is the entry point of application

    - assets

        - css
        - images
        - js
    - data

        Contains another assets and data
    - plugins

        Contains plugins used in project e.g (bootstrap, jquery, etc.)

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

- 1.2.0

    - Adding translator component
    - Using [Kahlan](https://github.com/kahlan/kahlan) for unit tests
- 1.1.1

    - Bug fixed - Removing index.php file in .gitignore
- 1.1.0

    - Improvement of application setup
    - Adding HelloServiceTest class
    - Adding basic layout content
    - Adding PDO Session Handler management
- 1.0.1

    - Bug fixed in .htaccess

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Jean-François YOBOUE](https://github.com/jfyoboue)

License
-------

[](#license)

The Bandama Framework Skeleton is licensed under the MIT license. See [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~35 days

Total

4

Last Release

3306d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.4

1.2.0PHP &gt;=5.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25552610?v=4)[Jean-François YOBOUE](/maintainers/jfyoboue)[@jfyoboue](https://github.com/jfyoboue)

---

Top Contributors

[![jfyoboue](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25552610?v=4)](https://github.com/jfyoboue "jfyoboue (34 commits)")

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