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cakedc/cakephp-book
===================

CakeDC/Book plugin for CakePHP

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CakeDC/Book plugin for CakePHP
==============================

[](#cakedcbook-plugin-for-cakephp)

cakephp-book allows you to search in the official CakePHP documentation directly from the console.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- CakePHP 4.0+
- PHP 7.2+

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

[](#installation)

You can install this plugin into your CakePHP application using [composer](https://getcomposer.org).

The recommended way to install composer packages is:

```
composer require cakedc/cakephp-book

```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You can load the plugin using the shell command:

```
bin/cake plugin load CakeDC/Book
```

Or you can manually add the loading statement in the `src/Application.php` file of your application:

```
public function bootstrap() {
    parent::bootstrap();
    $this->addPlugin('CakeDC/Book');
}
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
bin/cake book
```

parameter = parameter to look for in the documentation

Examples:

```
bin/cake book Text
bin/cake book "Virtual Fields"

```

Support
-------

[](#support)

For bugs and feature requests, please use the [issues](https://github.com/CakeDC/Book/issues) section of this repository.

Commercial support is also available, [contact us](https://www.cakedc.com/contact) for more information.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

This repository follows the [CakeDC Plugin Standard](https://www.cakedc.com/plugin-standard). If you'd like to contribute new features, enhancements or bug fixes to the plugin, please read our [Contribution Guidelines](https://www.cakedc.com/contribution-guidelines) for detailed instructions.

License
-------

[](#license)

Copyright 2020 - 2022 Cake Development Corporation (CakeDC). All rights reserved.

Licensed under the [MIT](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) License. Redistributions of the source code included in this repository must retain the copyright notice found in each file.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60.9% 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 ~145 days

Total

5

Last Release

1023d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02022-02-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/204531?v=4)[Cake Development Corporation](/maintainers/CakeDC)[@CakeDC](https://github.com/CakeDC)

---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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