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cartalyst/dependencies
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Simple dependency resolution and sorting.

v2.1.0(5y ago)112proprietaryPHPPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

Since Apr 8Pushed 5y ago4 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (2)Versions (10)Used By (2)

Dependencies
============

[](#dependencies)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/98a881acd15c5656ef7a5f05b3ef9342e9353ff8e4960cc795a064675881485f/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f63617274616c7973742f646570656e64656e636965732e7376673f746f6b656e3d4c417574334c4d626d4246693354396a34354648266272616e63683d322e30)](https://travis-ci.com/cartalyst/dependencies)

Our dependencies package is a simple package which allows you to sort dependencies, be it assets, simple strings, or class instances.

It's clever enough to avoid circular dependencies in a never-ending loop.

Part of the Cartalyst Arsenal &amp; licensed [Cartalyst PSL](LICENSE). Code well, rock on.

Version Matrix
--------------

[](#version-matrix)

VersionPHP Version2.x&gt;= 7.21.x&gt;= 5.3.0Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Reader-friendly documentation can be found [here](https://cartalyst.com/manual/dependencies).

Using the package, but you're stuck? Found a bug? Have a question or suggestion for improving this package? Feel free to create an issue on GitHub, we'll try to address it as soon as possible.

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

[](#contributing)

Thank you for your interest, here are some of the many ways to contribute.

- Check out our [contributing guide](/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Look at our [code of conduct](/.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

License
-------

[](#license)

This software is released under the [Cartalyst PSL](LICENSE) License.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~352 days

Recently: every ~120 days

Total

9

Last Release

1973d ago

Major Versions

1.0.x-dev → v2.0.02019-08-31

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP &gt;=5.3.0

v2.0.0PHP ^7.2

2.1.x-devPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/cc3fd8ac4c6279992afacafbe3420cc64ffbe4b1db4880e97cb1ef4196ae847c?d=identicon)[cartalyst](/maintainers/cartalyst)

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Top Contributors

[![brunogaspar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2285372?v=4)](https://github.com/brunogaspar "brunogaspar (25 commits)")[![bencorlett](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/181919?v=4)](https://github.com/bencorlett "bencorlett (16 commits)")[![suwardany](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2053770?v=4)](https://github.com/suwardany "suwardany (5 commits)")[![ipalaus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/248183?v=4)](https://github.com/ipalaus "ipalaus (4 commits)")[![drsii](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100901?v=4)](https://github.com/drsii "drsii (3 commits)")[![utroda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1255024?v=4)](https://github.com/utroda "utroda (2 commits)")[![driesvints](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/594614?v=4)](https://github.com/driesvints "driesvints (1 commits)")

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Tags

laravelplatformecommercebootstrap

###  Code Quality

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