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A Null Object for PHP.

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Null Object for PHP
===================

[](#null-object-for-php)

Allows the user to call the null object which handles all calls silently and returns sensible defaults. The returned object can be type cast to return the following values:

- String - ""
- Integer - 0
- Float or Real - 0.0
- Array - \[\]
- Boolean - False

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

[](#installation)

Run the following to install:

`composer require conceptbyte/null-object`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The null object can be created in one of the following methods:

- Named constructor: `NullObject::create()`
- Helper function: `no()`

Both will return an instance of the class. Calls to any methods or members on this class will return the defaults as mentioned in the section above.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
(string) NullObject::create()->xyz; // ""
(bool) NullObject::create()->abc(); // false
(int) no()->xyz; // 0
(float) no()->abc(); // 0.0
```

Quirks
------

[](#quirks)

PHP does not allow modifying the behaviour of casting a class to boolean. A simple hack is to use the SimpleXMLElement class which can return false when passed an empty XML tag.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

3582d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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