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castor/router
=============

A composable Express-like router for PSR-7 based PHP applications

3.0.0(4y ago)1291MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Nov 10Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Castor Router
=============

[](#castor-router)

A composable Express-like router for PSR-7 based PHP applications

```
composer require castor/router

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation is available in Markdown format [here](.castor/docs).

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~16 days

Total

3

Last Release

1617d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → 2.0.02021-11-10

2.0.0 → 3.0.02021-12-11

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/79e7625b4370021decec6b5b24191d657cf1f0435181bc26791314317e71155a?d=identicon)[mnavarrocarter](/maintainers/mnavarrocarter)

---

Top Contributors

[![mnavarrocarter](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17072441?v=4)](https://github.com/mnavarrocarter "mnavarrocarter (12 commits)")

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Tags

composer-libraryrouterhttppsrphpmiddlewarecontainerrouterpsr7PHP7

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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