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cache/util
==========

PSR-6 and PSR-16 Caching Utilities

0.2.0(4y ago)29.3kMITPHPPHP >=7.4CI failing

Since Dec 7Pushed 4y ago3 watchersCompare

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Cache Utilities
===============

[](#cache-utilities)

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This is a collection of utilities for the PSR-16 and PSR-6 caching standards.

### Install

[](#install)

```
composer require cache/util
```

### Use

[](#use)

```
use function Cache\Util\SimpleCache\remember;

$cache = new SimpleCache(); // some simple cache interface

// if the result exists at the key, it'll return from cache, else it'll execute the callback and store in cache and return.
$res = remember($cache, 'key', 3600, function() {
    return someExpensiveOperation();
});
```

### Contribute

[](#contribute)

Contributions are very welcome! Send a pull request to the [main repository](https://github.com/php-cache/cache) or report any issues you find on the [issue tracker](http://issues.php-cache.com).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~401 days

Total

2

Last Release

1583d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^5.6 || ^7.0 || ^8.0

0.2.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/401ccc5eea13c60cf807ae982af00e368e2166e2f26d8eb541dcd881a57385bc?d=identicon)[Nyholm](/maintainers/Nyholm)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

cachepsr6utilutilitiespsr16

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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