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cast/support
============

Support component

v1.0.3(6y ago)04391MITPHPPHP ^7.1|^7.2

Since Feb 21Pushed 6y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/windlace/support)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cast/support)[ RSS](/packages/cast-support/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago

READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (6)Used By (0)

Install
=======

[](#install)

```
composer require cast/support
```

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~97 days

Total

5

Last Release

2249d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.1

v1.0.3PHP ^7.1|^7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/712d405a3f2c78e5f944127eaf8de1d71a38403efffbb391a381c35a3f7502ec?d=identicon)[cast](/maintainers/cast)

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Top Contributors

[![windlace](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/44790541?v=4)](https://github.com/windlace "windlace (4 commits)")

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Tags

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### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/cast-support/health.svg)

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