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dcp/di
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Provides a minimalistic dependency injection container.

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*WARNING: UNMAINTAINED!*
========================

[](#warning-unmaintained)

About
=====

[](#about)

Provides a minimalistic dependency injection container.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
use DCP\Di\Container;
use DCP\Di\Service\Reference;

interface MailerInterface {}

class Mailer implements MailerInterface
{
    protected $transport;

    public function __construct(MailerTransportInterface $transport)
    {
        $this->transport = $transport;
    }
}

interface MailerTransportInterface {}

class MailerTransport implements MailerTransportInterface
{
    protected $host;
    protected $port;

    public function __construct($host, $port)
    {
        $this->host = $host;
        $this->port = $port;
    }
}

$di = new Container();

$di
    ->register(MailerInterface::class, 'mailer')
    ->toClass(Mailer::class)
;

$di
    ->register(MailerTransportInterface::class)
    ->toInstance(new Reference(MailerTransport::class))
;

$di
    ->register(MailerTransport::class)
    ->addArguments([
        'host' => 'localhost',
        'port' => 25
    ])
;

var_dump($di->get('mailer'));
```

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance7

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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