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crell/path
==========

Data model value objects for handling paths.

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Pathlib
=======

[](#pathlib)

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`Crell/Path` is a simple library that provides typed value objects for handling paths. Paths may be either a `PathFragment` (no leading `/`) or an `AbsolutePath`. An `AbsolutePath` always begins either with a `/` or a stream identifier.

The contents of an absolute path may also be retrieved, if there is an actual file that it points to.

A Path object's primary purpose is to centralize and abstract away the various and sundry complexities and edge cases of manipulating paths: Getting a parent path (have to handle the case where there isn't one, with or without a stream), Concatenating two paths (have to handle the leading/trailing slashes, accounting for when one path or the other is the root path), filtering out and rejecting suspicious paths that contain `..`, and so on.

```
use Crell\Path\Path;

// Creates a Path Fragment
$frag = Path::create('foo/bar');

// Creates an Absolute Path
$abs = Path::create('/baz/beep');

$new = $abs->concat($frag);

// Prints /baz/beep/foo/bar
print $new;

// Prints /baz/beep/foo
print $new->parent();

$file = '/narf.jpg';
$fileAbs = $abs->concat($file);

// Prints /baz/beep/narf.jpg
print $fileAbs;
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please use the [GitHub security reporting form](https://github.com/Crell/Path/security) rather than the issue queue.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Larry Garfield](https://github.com/Crell)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The Lesser GPL version 3 or later. Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance49

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

378d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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