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cucumber/gherkin
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Gherkin parser

v41.0.0(2w ago)2251.2k—3.8%21MITPHPPHP ^8.4

Since Mar 31Pushed 3w ago5 watchersCompare

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Gherkin for PHP
===============

[](#gherkin-for-php)

Gherkin parser/compiler for PHP. Please see [Gherkin](https://github.com/cucumber/gherkin) for details.

###  Health Score

64

↑

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance96

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity39

Limited adoption so far

Community29

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor3

3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~34 days

Total

46

Last Release

15d ago

Major Versions

v36.1.0 → v37.0.02025-11-19

v37.0.1 → v38.0.02026-01-22

v38.0.0 → v39.0.02026-02-24

v39.0.0 → v40.0.02026-05-06

v39.1.0 → v41.0.02026-06-19

PHP version history (3 changes)v23.0.0PHP ^8.1

v39.0.0PHP ^8.2

v41.0.0PHP ^8.4

### Community

Maintainers

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![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5459659?v=4)[Cucumber Bot](/maintainers/cukebot)[@cukebot](https://github.com/cukebot)

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Top Contributors

[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (29 commits)")[![mpkorstanje](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6946919?v=4)](https://github.com/mpkorstanje "mpkorstanje (19 commits)")[![ciaranmcnulty](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/237866?v=4)](https://github.com/ciaranmcnulty "ciaranmcnulty (7 commits)")[![cukebot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5459659?v=4)](https://github.com/cukebot "cukebot (7 commits)")[![olleolleolle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/211?v=4)](https://github.com/olleolleolle "olleolleolle (5 commits)")[![kieran-ryan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5904340?v=4)](https://github.com/kieran-ryan "kieran-ryan (3 commits)")[![Coedice](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12410599?v=4)](https://github.com/Coedice "Coedice (3 commits)")[![aurelien-reeves](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24386780?v=4)](https://github.com/aurelien-reeves "aurelien-reeves (3 commits)")[![stof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439401?v=4)](https://github.com/stof "stof (2 commits)")[![ehuelsmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2326559?v=4)](https://github.com/ehuelsmann "ehuelsmann (2 commits)")[![fperrad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/46793?v=4)](https://github.com/fperrad "fperrad (2 commits)")[![moosthuizen42](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36568323?v=4)](https://github.com/moosthuizen42 "moosthuizen42 (1 commits)")[![pradeepind](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5340020?v=4)](https://github.com/pradeepind "pradeepind (1 commits)")[![roskee](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/45606754?v=4)](https://github.com/roskee "roskee (1 commits)")[![sunkan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/568492?v=4)](https://github.com/sunkan "sunkan (1 commits)")[![alaahong](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3264250?v=4)](https://github.com/alaahong "alaahong (1 commits)")[![tolgakaratas](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6440721?v=4)](https://github.com/tolgakaratas "tolgakaratas (1 commits)")[![avsd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/720283?v=4)](https://github.com/avsd "avsd (1 commits)")[![bartekpacia](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40357511?v=4)](https://github.com/bartekpacia "bartekpacia (1 commits)")[![binhtddev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26183671?v=4)](https://github.com/binhtddev "binhtddev (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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