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charcoal-dev/networking
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Generic networking utilities for IP, CIDR, and related low-level helpers

0.1.0(11mo ago)01131MITPHPPHP ^8.3

Since Aug 26Pushed 11mo agoCompare

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Charcoal Networking
===================

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[![MIT License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](LICENSE)

A lightweight base library that provides generic networking utilities, starting with IpHelper for validating, normalizing, and working with IPv4/IPv6 addresses, and optional CidrHelper for parsing and matching IPs against CIDR ranges. It is framework-agnostic, has no HTTP dependencies, and serves as the foundation for higher-level packages like http-trust-proxy, keeping low-level network concerns cleanly separated and reusable.

For detailed information, guidance, and setup instructions regarding this library, please refer to our official documentation website:

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance50

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

356d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11485189?v=4)[M. Furqan Siddiqui](/maintainers/furqansiddiqui)[@furqansiddiqui](https://github.com/furqansiddiqui)

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Top Contributors

[![furqansiddiqui](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11485189?v=4)](https://github.com/furqansiddiqui "furqansiddiqui (7 commits)")

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