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data-type/contracts
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DataType closes an important gap in PHP by providing a simple and consistent pattern for designing complex data types such as `Date`, `Email`, `Amount`. Together with its sister package, data-type/operator, it adds functionality similar to operator overloading.

2.0.0(1w ago)01.9k↓41.2%3MITPHP ^8.5.0

Since Jan 2Compare

[ Source](https://gitlab.com/php-datatype/release-packages/datatype-contracts)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/data-type/contracts)[ RSS](/packages/data-type-contracts/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 2d ago

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###  Health Score

49

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FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance98

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~60 days

Total

4

Last Release

11d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02026-06-23

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.4.0

1.0.2PHP ^8.2.0

2.0.0PHP ^8.5.0

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