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brofian/cron-translator
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A simple and lightweight cron expression to human readable translator

0.2.4(3y ago)17.6k↓34.2%[3 issues](https://github.com/Brofian/cron-translator/issues)MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

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Cron Translator
===============

[](#cron-translator)

A simple tool to create a readable text for humans from a cronjob expression.

Supported languages:

- de
- en (comming soon)

> Hint: I created this package, because i was not completely satisfied with the (at this time) most popular solution [lorisleiva/cron-translator](https://packagist.org/packages/lorisleiva/cron-translator) and wanted to create a much more simple way. If you are searching for a professional solution, i would recommend the other package

Installation
============

[](#installation)

```
composer require brofian/cron-translator
```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

```
use Brofian\CronTranslator\CronTranslator;

// 'Jede Minute'
echo CronTranslator::expressionToString('* * * * *');

// 'Jede Minute der 1.Stunde an jedem 2.Tag, im März am einem Donnerstag'
echo CronTranslator::expressionToString('* 1 2 3 4');

// 'Die 17. und 30.Minute der 2.Stunde von Montag bis Freitag'
echo CronTranslator::expressionToString('17,30 2 * * 1-5');

// 'Jede 15.Minute von 10 Uhr bis 12 Uhr von Montag bis Freitag'
echo CronTranslator::expressionToString('*/15 10-12 * * 1-5');
```

A second parameter can be passed to select the language: (currently, only german is available)

```
echo CronTranslator::expressionToString('* * * * *', 'de');
```

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 68.2% 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 ~82 days

Total

5

Last Release

1162d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.2.0PHP >=7.4

0.2.2PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/33c2d7fcd09bf6d59db675dbcd16310fe99f8745f17c206107214dc0dd9ee60b?d=identicon)[Brofian](/maintainers/Brofian)

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Top Contributors

[![Brofian](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/47611528?v=4)](https://github.com/Brofian "Brofian (15 commits)")[![zolthan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3035434?v=4)](https://github.com/zolthan "zolthan (4 commits)")[![fabian7thsense](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/57103712?v=4)](https://github.com/fabian7thsense "fabian7thsense (3 commits)")

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