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[Search & Filtering](/categories/search) 4. / 5. cmsig/seal ActiveLibrary[Search & Filtering](/categories/search) cmsig/seal ========== Search Engine Abstraction Layer 0.12.9(2mo ago)32207.9k↓38.5%20MITPHPPHP ^8.1 Since May 11Pushed 1mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/PHP-CMSIG/seal)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/cmsig/seal)[ Fund](https://paypal.me/L91)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/alexander-schranz)[ RSS](/packages/cmsig-seal/feed)WikiDiscussions 0.12 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (12)Versions (32)Used By (20) > **Note**: This is part of the `cmsig/search` project create issues in the [main repository](https://github.com/php-cmsig/search). --- **Your feedback is important 📘** [Are you working with SEAL? Let us know!](https://github.com/PHP-CMSIG/search/discussions/416) | [Which Search Engines do you use and why?](https://github.com/PHP-CMSIG/search/discussions/457) [![SEAL Logo with an abstract seal sitting on a telescope.](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120221538?s=400&v=6)](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120221538?s=400&v=6) Logo created by [Meine Wilma](https://cargocollective.com/meinewilma) SEAL Core ========= [](#seal-core) **S**earch **E**ngine **A**bstraction **L**ayer with support to different search engines. This package was highly inspired by [Doctrine DBAL](https://github.com/doctrine/dbal)and [Flysystem](https://github.com/thephpleague/flysystem). > **Note**: This project is heavily under development and any feedback is greatly appreciated. Installation & Usage ------------------------ [](#installation--usage) The documentation is available at . It is the recommended and best way to start using the library, it will step-by-step guide you through all the features of the library. - [Introduction](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/index.html) - [Getting Started](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/getting-started/index.html) - [Schema](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/schema/index.html) - [Index Operations](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/indexing/index.html) - [Search & Filters](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/search-and-filters/index.html) - [Cookbooks](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/cookbooks/index.html) - [Research](https://php-cmsig.github.io/search/research/index.html) Authors ------- [](#authors) - [Alexander Schranz](https://github.com/alexander-schranz/) - [The Community Contributors](https://github.com/php-cmsig/search/graphs/contributors) ### Health Score 55 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance87 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity43 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community30 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity54 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 89.5% 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 ~33 days Recently: every ~28 days Total 32 Last Release 54d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1698337?v=4)[Alexander Schranz](/maintainers/alexander-schranz)[@alexander-schranz](https://github.com/alexander-schranz) --- Top Contributors [![alexander-schranz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1698337?v=4)](https://github.com/alexander-schranz "alexander-schranz (170 commits)")[![Toflar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/481937?v=4)](https://github.com/Toflar "Toflar (8 commits)")[![ker0x](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5331654?v=4)](https://github.com/ker0x "ker0x (3 commits)")[![dhirtzbruch](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/426308?v=4)](https://github.com/dhirtzbruch "dhirtzbruch (2 commits)")[![gisostallenberg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11526270?v=4)](https://github.com/gisostallenberg "gisostallenberg (1 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (1 commits)")[![ntoniazzi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/849271?v=4)](https://github.com/ntoniazzi "ntoniazzi (1 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (1 commits)")[![botzkobg](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/888159?v=4)](https://github.com/botzkobg "botzkobg (1 commits)")[![ToshY](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31921460?v=4)](https://github.com/ToshY "ToshY (1 commits)")[![zoglo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/55794780?v=4)](https://github.com/zoglo "zoglo (1 commits)") --- Tags algoliacmsigelasticsearchmeilisearchopensearchphpsearchsearch-abstractionsearch-clientsearchmeilisearchabstractionelasticsearchopensearchalgoliasolrredisearchtypesensesealsearch-clientsearch-abstractioncmsig ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/cmsig-seal/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/cmsig-seal/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/cmsig-seal) ``` ### Alternatives [cmsig/seal-symfony-bundle An integration of CMS-IG SEAL search abstraction into Symfony Framework. 15195.8k5](/packages/cmsig-seal-symfony-bundle)[opensearch-project/opensearch-php PHP Client for OpenSearch 15224.3M65](/packages/opensearch-project-opensearch-php)[netgen/query-translator Query Translator is a search query translator with AST representation 2042.0M6](/packages/netgen-query-translator)[dmk/mksearch Generic highly adjustable and extendable search engine framework, using Zend Lucene, Apache Solr or ElasticSearch. 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