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[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1d2c7fc8f503498211ed5d910d9ee9e2d2b326b454aedc81e9600e0ee7579c21/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6361726c6f7376322f63616e2f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/carlosv2/can)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/55415c3dfbca60709826e977b40d1ad69b3087c024c804e17e7cecec66d392ce/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6361726c6f7356322f43616e2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/carlosV2/Can)[![SensioLabsInsight](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/72e9f124ebbb71f75a8742d2d344c2db5280fbb6b58e5f747697f9c530f1c817/68747470733a2f2f696e73696768742e73656e73696f6c6162732e636f6d2f70726f6a656374732f62633536336634352d353235642d343836322d616461662d3134396263303635373862332f6d696e692e706e67)](https://insight.sensiolabs.com/projects/bc563f45-525d-4862-adaf-149bc06578b3) Why --- [](#why) Imagine I give you this data: ``` $data = [ 'key1' => 123, 'key2' => 'abc', 'key3' => true ]; ``` And then I ask you to validate it according to the following constraints: - It must be an array. - `key1` must contain an integer between `100` and `200`. - `key2` must contain a non-empty string. - `key3` must contain either a boolean or a callable. - If `key4` is set, it must be an array with a maximum of `3` items. - It cannot have any other key. How long would your code to validate `$data` be? Using this project, it can be validated with this code: ``` can($data)->claim(To::beArray() ->withKey('key1')->expected(To::beInteger()->withMin(100)->withMax(200)) ->withKey('key2')->expected(To::beString()->withMinLength(1)) ->withKey('key3')->expected(To::beOneOf(To::beBoolean(), To::beCallable())) ->withKey('key4')->expected(To::beOptionalAnd(To::beArray()->withMaxCount(3))) ->withNoOtherKeys() ); ``` Install ------- [](#install) Open a command console, enter your project directory and execute the following command to download the latest stable version of this project: ``` $ composer require carlosv2/can ``` This command requires you to have Composer installed globally, as explained in the [installation chapter](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)of the Composer documentation. Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Available documentation: - [Extending the library with your own asserters](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/extending.md) - Bundled extensions - Primitive types extension - [String](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/string.md) - [Integer](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/integer.md) - [Float](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/float.md) - [Array](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/array.md) - [Null](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/null.md) - [Boolean](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/boolean.md) - [Callable](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/callable.md) - [Object](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/PrimitiveTypesExtension/object.md) - Constrints extension - [One of](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/one_of.md) - [All of](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/all_of.md) - [Optional and](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/optional_and.md) - [Equals to](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/equals_to.md) - [Like](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/like.md) - [Set](https://github.com/carlosV2/Can/blob/master/docs/ConstraintsExtension/set.md) ### Health Score 30 — LowBetter than 62% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity16 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 90.9% 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 ~84 days Recently: every ~10 days Total 6 Last Release 3262d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4,<7.1 1.4.1PHP ~5.4 || ~7.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2642839?v=4)[Carlos Ortega](/maintainers/carlosV2)[@carlosV2](https://github.com/carlosV2) --- Top Contributors [![carlosV2](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2642839?v=4)](https://github.com/carlosV2 "carlosV2 (10 commits)")[![DavidGarciaCat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7809429?v=4)](https://github.com/DavidGarciaCat "DavidGarciaCat (1 commits)") --- Tags datavalidateextensiblecan ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/carlosv2-can/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/carlosv2-can/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/carlosv2-can) ``` ### Alternatives [webmozart/assert Assertions to validate method input/output with nice error messages. 7.6k917.5M1.5k](/packages/webmozart-assert)[wixel/gump A fast, extensible & stand-alone PHP input validation class that allows you to validate any data. 1.2k1.4M31](/packages/wixel-gump)[inhere/php-validate generic data validate, filter library of the php 26089.0k13](/packages/inhere-php-validate)[sadegh19b/laravel-persian-validation A comprehensive Laravel validation package for Persian text, numbers, dates, and Iranian national identifiers 18596.0k1](/packages/sadegh19b-laravel-persian-validation)[abcaeffchen/sepa-utilities SepaUtilities provides useful methods for validating and sanitizing inputs used in SEPA files supporting PHP >= 8.1. 312.0M2](/packages/abcaeffchen-sepa-utilities)[awurth/slim-validation A wrapper around the respect/validation PHP validation library for easier error handling and display 65393.6k9](/packages/awurth-slim-validation) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)