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[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) 4. / 5. box/brainy ActiveLibrary[Templating & Views](/categories/templating) box/brainy ========== Brainy - A smart, parallel templating engine based on Smarty 4.0.0(3y ago)7015311[1 issues](https://github.com/box/brainy/issues)1LGPL-3.0PHPPHP >=7.3 Since Jan 15Pushed 3y ago12 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/box/brainy)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/box/brainy)[ RSS](/packages/box-brainy/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (26)Used By (1) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fb2f830fce4717a25ef17cb8b72af0db4e1a94bbf51e3053d6f32c4f1f88faaa/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f626f782f627261696e792e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/box/brainy)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1aeb57b208c519e6ec9ac57be8cb9c41bb84a7cec2a22c7a76f52a6549c0221/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626f782f627261696e792f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/box/brainy)[![Project Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5b5a2250da48f45495a817a4bcdabb5d101fff298acebe00a55a52815b7119ed/687474703a2f2f6f70656e736f757263652e626f782e636f6d2f6261646765732f6163746976652e737667)](http://opensource.box.com/badges)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ac7680b41f17abe84adac38c402332a7c55e8d5dace02dfda9fbfe1ec9f020c8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626f782f627261696e792f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/box/brainy)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a79965fb5a516adbd19e10306beabf7706c7a4394ca05427cd140037615925b5/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f626f782f627261696e792f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/box/brainy) [![Brainy](logo.png "Brainy")](logo.png) Brainy ====== [](#brainy) Brainy is a replacement for the popular [Smarty](http://www.smarty.net/)templating language. It is a fork from the Smarty 3 trunk. Brainy is still very new and it's likely that you will encounter some issues. Please report any problems that you encounter. Why Brainy? ----------- [](#why-brainy) - Brainy generates clean and fast code by default. - Brainy has security defaults that align better with [best practices](http://www.phptherightway.com/#security). - Brainy does not include features that are infrequently used and increase code bloat. Because Brainy is a fork of Smarty 3, it shares much of the same syntax and features while eliminating dangerous footguns and making it hard to write bad code. Getting Started --------------- [](#getting-started) Check out the [Getting Started](https://github.com/box/brainy/wiki/Getting-Started)page on the wiki. ### Minimum Requirements [](#minimum-requirements) - PHP 7.3+ - `mbstring` PHP extension The `mbstring` extension is required in order to properly support Unicode in templates and user-provided content. Brainy 3 cannot be run in a mode that does not handle Unicode properly. Contributing to Brainy ---------------------- [](#contributing-to-brainy) For information on how to set up a local dev environment and run the tests, see the wiki page on [Hacking on Brainy](https://github.com/box/brainy/wiki/Hacking-on-Brainy). ### Where is Brainy headed? [](#where-is-brainy-headed) See [the project roadmap](https://github.com/box/brainy/wiki/Roadmap)for information on upcoming releases. ### Requested Contributions [](#requested-contributions) If you're interested in helping out, pull requests for the following tasks will be warmly welcomed: - Convert all non-public methods to use camel case. - Add proper PHPDoc annotations to all functions and methods. - Refactoring: - Eliminate dead code - `@` error suppression - Increase code coverage - etc. - Help identify and resolve potential security issues, or find ways to help developers avoid security issues. - Performance optimization of generated code At the time of writing, the project has approximately 68% line coverage. Support ------- [](#support) Need to contact us directly? Email and be sure to include the name of this project in the subject. Copyright and License --------------------- [](#copyright-and-license) Copyright 2014-2015 Box, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright 2002 – 2014 New Digital Group, Inc. This library is licensed under the GNU Lesser Public License. A copy of the license should have [been provided](LICENSE.md). ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 82% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity25 Limited adoption so far Community23 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity68 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 76.6% 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 ~132 days Recently: every ~594 days Total 22 Last Release 1365d ago Major Versions 1.0.0 → 2.0.02015-03-13 2.1.3.x-dev → 3.0.02015-12-16 3.2.1 → 4.0.02022-08-23 PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3 3.0.0PHP >=5.4 4.0.0PHP >=7.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0aca9ed1e01afe497144e68e5dfe1404cf2366a1cd6d67d1ea65c59e87d8c902?d=identicon)[mattbasta](/maintainers/mattbasta) --- Top Contributors [![mattbasta](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/279498?v=4)](https://github.com/mattbasta "mattbasta (72 commits)")[![DavidSchnepper](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2092087?v=4)](https://github.com/DavidSchnepper "DavidSchnepper (12 commits)")[![vctrshn](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8610283?v=4)](https://github.com/vctrshn "vctrshn (7 commits)")[![chriseling](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2817755?v=4)](https://github.com/chriseling "chriseling (1 commits)")[![cvan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/203725?v=4)](https://github.com/cvan "cvan (1 commits)")[![nzakas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38546?v=4)](https://github.com/nzakas "nzakas (1 commits)") --- Tags twigtemplatetemplatingmustachesmarty ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/box-brainy/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/box-brainy/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/box-brainy) ``` ### Alternatives [mustache/mustache A Mustache implementation in PHP. 3.3k44.6M291](/packages/mustache-mustache)[latte/latte ☕ Latte: the intuitive and fast template engine for those who want the most secure PHP sites. 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