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centralapps/dao
===============

A data access object framework, with PDO support out of the box

v1.1.9(11y ago)06361[3 issues](https://github.com/CentralApps/DAO/issues)PHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Feb 23Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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DAO Component
=============

[](#dao-component)

A suite of abstract classes and interfaces for quickly integrating data access objects within your application.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Add the project to your composer.json file

```
{
    "require": {
        "centralapps/dao": "dev-master"
    }
}

```

Install the project

```
php composer.phar update

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This component is a set of abstract classes and interfaces, and as such they need to be used within your own code.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 90.6% 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 ~34 days

Total

11

Last Release

4358d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP >=5.3.0

v1.1.3PHP >=5.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6132ed4ce3683ee41415742612934b9b6e521288782316250a7ede778711f8bf?d=identicon)[mkpeacock](/maintainers/mkpeacock)

---

Top Contributors

[![mkpeacock](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/437037?v=4)](https://github.com/mkpeacock "mkpeacock (29 commits)")[![andytait](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3502280?v=4)](https://github.com/andytait "andytait (3 commits)")

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Tags

pdodaodata access object

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