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darkfriend/php5-type
====================

PHP5-helper for type data

1.0.1(6y ago)01.4k1PHPPHP >=5.3

Since Dec 20Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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TypeHelper
==========

[](#typehelper)

`composer require darkfriend/php5-type`

- `TypeHelper::toStrictType($value)` - return $value to strict type

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
use \darkfriend\helpers\TypeHelper;

var_dump(
    TypeHelper::toStrict('false'), // bool(false)
    TypeHelper::toStrict(null), // NULL
    TypeHelper::toStrict(0), // int(0)
    TypeHelper::toStrict('0'), // int(0)
    TypeHelper::toStrict('1'), // int(1)
    TypeHelper::toStrict(1), // int(1)
    TypeHelper::toStrict('1.1'), // float(1.1)
    TypeHelper::toStrict(1.1), // float(1.1)
    TypeHelper::toStrict(true), // bool(true)
    TypeHelper::toStrict(false), // bool(false)
    TypeHelper::toStrict('my string'), // string(9) "my string"
    TypeHelper::toStrict('') // string(0) ""
);
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~2 days

Total

2

Last Release

2336d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![darkfriend](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7825114?v=4)](https://github.com/darkfriend "darkfriend (2 commits)")

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Tags

phpphp5strict-typestype-helperphpdevdevelopmentphp5typesdarkfriend

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