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darktec/util
============

Util classes for PHP 8

1.0.0-alpha.1(1y ago)2182MITPHPPHP >=8

Since Oct 23Pushed 1y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/dark-php/util)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/darktec/util)[ Docs](https://github.com/darktec/util)[ RSS](/packages/darktec-util/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (4)Versions (2)Used By (2)

PHP7 Utilities
==============

[](#php7-utilities)

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Install
-------

[](#install)

To install util as a Composer package run:

```
$ composer require darktec/util
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

N/A

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [DarkTec](https://github.com/darktec)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance37

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity25

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

572d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9ffce6d5181954e2fb00aa91e9546bd39efc60cb416412beee84dfd3929faa9e?d=identicon)[Darkmantle](/maintainers/Darkmantle)

---

Top Contributors

[![darkmantle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/410651?v=4)](https://github.com/darkmantle "darkmantle (4 commits)")

---

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###  Code Quality

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