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chocoholics/exceptional
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A simple way to handle exceptions in Laravel

v0.0.4(8y ago)03931MIT

Since Mar 24Compare

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Exceptional
-----------

[](#exceptional)

This is an elegant way to handle exceptions in Laravel apps.

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

[](#installation)

Compatible with Laravel 5. To install, run:

`$ composer install chocoholics/exceptional`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use, simply add the Exceptional trait to the desired Eloquent model

```
use Chocoholics\Exceptional\Exceptional;

class YourClassName
{
    use Exceptional;
}
```

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability within Exceptional, please send an e-mail to Obura Tongoi at . All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.

License
-------

[](#license)

The Exceptional package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~77 days

Total

4

Last Release

3154d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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