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ciaranmcnulty/phpspec-emoji-formatter
=====================================

Best formatter ever for PhpSpec

98PHP

Since Jul 7Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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Emoji Formatter for PhpSpec
===========================

[](#emoji-formatter-for-phpspec)

Example output:
---------------

[](#example-output)

```
>bin/phpspec run --format emoji
🙉 🔥 😄 😄 😄 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩 💩

```

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

[](#installation)

Install with composer:

```
composer require --dev ciaranmcnulty/phpspec-emoji-formatter "@dev"

```

Add to `phpspec.yml`:

```
formatter.name: emoji

extensions:
  - Cjm\PhpSpec\EmojiFormatterExtension

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Execute phpspec with the flag `--format emoji`

###  Health Score

21

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LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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