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chaoswd/datetime
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v1.1.0(7mo ago)10MITPHPPHP ^8.2

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Chaos\\DT
=========

[](#chaosdt)

Lightweight PHP DateTime utility library providing a simple, chainable interface for timestamp manipulation and formatting.
Designed as a minimal alternative to `Carbon\Carbon`, it allows quick date/time operations without dependencies.

🕓 Features
----------

[](#-features)

- Simple object wrapper around UNIX timestamps
- Supports numeric, string, and `DateTimeInterface` inputs
- Chainable time adjustment methods (`adjSec`, `adjMin`, `adjHour`, `adjDay`, `adjWeek`)
- Built-in helpers for quick usage (`now()`, `epoch()`)
- Lightweight — no external dependencies

📦 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require chaoswd/datetime
```

Or manually include the files in your project and autoload via PSR-4.

🚀 Usage
-------

[](#-usage)

```
use Chaos\DT\DT;

$now = DT::now();
echo $now->format(); // 2025-10-20 12:00:00

// Adjust the date/time
$nextDay = $now->copy()->adjDay(1)->format('Y-m-d');
echo $nextDay; // 2025-10-21

// Built-in helper functions
echo now()->adjHour(2)->format('H:i:s');
echo epoch(); // 1730000000 || Current Epoch timestamp
```

⚙️ Methods
----------

[](#️-methods)

MethodDescription`__construct($value = null)`Accepts timestamp, string, or DateTimeInterface. Defaults to current time.`format(string $pattern = 'Y-m-d H:i:s')`Returns formatted date/time string.`copy()`Returns a cloned DT instance.`adjSec(int $adj)`Adjusts seconds by ± value.`adjMin(int $adj)`Adjusts minutes by ± value.`adjHour(int $adj)`Adjusts hours by ± value.`adjDay(int $adj)`Adjusts days by ± value.`adjWeek(int $adj)`Adjusts weeks by ± value.🧩 Helpers
---------

[](#-helpers)

Two optional global helper functions are included in `src/helpers.php`:

```
now();   // Returns Chaos\DT\DT::now()
epoch(); // Returns current UNIX timestamp
```

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🧑‍💻 Author
----------

[](#‍-author)

**Chaos Web Dev**

---

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for version history.

---

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance65

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

210d ago

### Community

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