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cxj/validator
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functional programming parameter validation

0.0.4(5y ago)360[1 issues](https://github.com/cxj/validator/issues)GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP >=7.4

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Validator
=========

[](#validator)

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This library contains efficient [functional programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming) (FP) routines to test the input and output parameters of your methods. With these validations, you can greatly reduce the amount of coding needed to write a safe implementation.

About
-----

[](#about)

This library is inspired by Larry Garfield's [book](https://leanpub.com/thinking-functionally-in-php) *Thinking Functionally in PHP* and builds upon Benjamin Eberlei's [assert package](https://github.com/beberlei/assert), and the [revised version](https://github.com/webmozart/assert) by Bernhard Schussek

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- [Chris Johnson](https://github.com/cxj)

Contribute
----------

[](#contribute)

Contributions to the package are always welcome!

- Report any bugs or issues you find in the [issue tracker](https://github.com/cxj/validator/issues).
- You can get the source code at the package's [Git repository](https://github.com/cxj/validator).

License
-------

[](#license)

All contents of this package are licensed under the [GPL v3](https://github.com/cxj/validator/blob/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.8% 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

4

Last Release

2174d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/50b6a3c2702ebb4b00d037d1dea201f293e38e347078dd5dd9bfff970bc02095?d=identicon)[cxj](/maintainers/cxj)

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Top Contributors

[![cxj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/446131?v=4)](https://github.com/cxj "cxj (44 commits)")[![StyleCIBot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11048387?v=4)](https://github.com/StyleCIBot "StyleCIBot (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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