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chevron/argv
============

an OOP way to parse an $argv array

v4.0.2(9y ago)13672BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since May 27Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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chevron/argv
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[](#chevronargv)

Argv is a class to parse an ARGV style array. It will parse an array for -flags and -key=value pairs. It supports the following syntax: "-f" "-flag" "-key=value" "-key value". Using one or more dashes has no effect.

Peruse the tests or, if present, the examples directory to see usage.

See [packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chevron/argv) for version/installation info.

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4fd9f06582fc33c17795db988cf64a005d2974a8d5f6d038d96e8711aa4b8d71/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f63686576726f6e2f617267762f762f737461626c652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/chevron/argv)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/09958851b9b55097686e9a69ddbdd7f1c7156ac1a27b8833800654d42a5c1112/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f63686576726f6e7068702f617267762e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/chevronphp/argv)

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~125 days

Recently: every ~211 days

Total

9

Last Release

3369d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.0 → v2.0.02014-08-29

v2.0.0 → v3.0.02014-10-29

v3.2.0 → v4.0.02016-08-15

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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