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dannykopping/spore
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ReSTful extensions to Slim

0.5(13y ago)293052[9 issues](https://github.com/dannykopping/spore/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/dannykopping/spore/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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What is [Spore](https://github.com/dannykopping/spore/wiki/)?
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[](#what-is-spore)

Spore is a set of useful extensions to the [Slim Framework](http://www.slimframework.com/) created by the inimitable [Josh Lockhart](https://twitter.com/codeguy). Spore also contains a few useful tools for creating professional `ReSTful` APIs with minimum effort and high code readability.

Features
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[](#features)

- All the features of `Slim`

**PLUS**

- **Composer** integration
- **Annotation-based** request routing
- **First class** templating support
- Automatic **deserialization and serialization** of data
- Simple, but effective **authorization** mechanism
- **Minimal restrictions**
- Easily **configurable**
- **Simple** to use

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Check out [the wiki](https://github.com/dannykopping/spore/wiki/) for detailed documentation

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance14

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.9% 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

2

Last Release

5018d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/373762?v=4)[Danny Kopping](/maintainers/dannykopping)[@dannykopping](https://github.com/dannykopping)

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Top Contributors

[![dannykopping](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/373762?v=4)](https://github.com/dannykopping "dannykopping (88 commits)")[![mathielen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1571485?v=4)](https://github.com/mathielen "mathielen (1 commits)")

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restslim

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