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cartalyst/permissions
=====================

A framework agnostic permissions storage container.

v3.0.0(4y ago)13.5k↓21.9%[1 issues](https://github.com/cartalyst/permissions/issues)proprietaryPHPPHP ^8.0

Since Jan 21Pushed 4y ago4 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (3)Versions (12)Used By (0)

Permissions
===========

[](#permissions)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d4d99c004454cfa34d52d80e1ed56a3e113124a34e75cbd133b45a39ccb0aa63/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f63617274616c7973742f7065726d697373696f6e732e7376673f746f6b656e3d4c417574334c4d626d4246693354396a34354648266272616e63683d322e30)](https://travis-ci.com/cartalyst/permissions)

A framework agnostic permissions storage container.

This package allows the storage of application permissions at runtime, as an example, these permissions could then be used on a permissions manager user interface.

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

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

[](#version-matrix)

VersionPHP Version3.x>= 8.02.x>= 7.21.x>= 5.4.0Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

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

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

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 76.1% 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 ~263 days

Recently: every ~208 days

Total

11

Last Release

1501d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.3 → v2.0.02019-09-03

v2.1.0 → v3.0.02022-04-08

PHP version history (4 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

v2.0.0PHP ^7.2

2.1.x-devPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

v3.0.0PHP ^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 (35 commits)")[![suwardany](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2053770?v=4)](https://github.com/suwardany "suwardany (10 commits)")[![geekpivot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7783215?v=4)](https://github.com/geekpivot "geekpivot (1 commits)")

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Tags

phplaravelpermissionscartalyst

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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