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[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) 4. / 5. decodelabs/effigy ActiveProject[CLI & Console](/categories/cli) decodelabs/effigy ================= Universal CLI entry point v0.10.11(5mo ago)215.2kMITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing Since Nov 7Pushed 5mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/decodelabs/effigy)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/decodelabs/effigy)[ RSS](/packages/decodelabs-effigy/feed)WikiDiscussions develop Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (22)Versions (107)Used By (0) Effigy ====== [](#effigy) [![PHP from Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cd2a0de34170f825cdbfa36716c7a3717628e063feb073587f4ccee1f21a35c2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f6465636f64656c6162732f6566666967793f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/decodelabs/effigy)[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a79712f83eb8ce3654949bcebb23cd318ad3c02095b9aa9cb5772d6bb021046a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6465636f64656c6162732f6566666967792e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/decodelabs/effigy)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eb8e85ac02a80ecad7f1eb5ecd4fa9ea974b0f1457f8858a70bd148876af79a6/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6465636f64656c6162732f6566666967792e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/decodelabs/effigy)[![GitHub Workflow Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9b277dbe426cd727928b5e8c44d5c8883df8a0ebf0a1242c21e80ccf976f7285/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6465636f64656c6162732f6566666967792f696e746567726174652e796d6c3f6272616e63683d646576656c6f70)](https://github.com/decodelabs/effigy/actions/workflows/integrate.yml)[![PHPStan](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e25c14ce011edabdd0fbd2e10415b41cc5d66ed11ef3e5b7edd074c5bdd35a2d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f5048505374616e2d656e61626c65642d3434434331312e7376673f6c6f6e6743616368653d74727565267374796c653d666c6174)](https://github.com/phpstan/phpstan)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7f8a7b6bc7466f1280f7f1f96c35033675f1818c6177f9a9de7bcbcf83b85821/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f6465636f64656c6162732f6566666967793f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/decodelabs/effigy) ### Universal CLI entry point [](#universal-cli-entry-point) Effigy is a globally installed universal CLI tool for easily running tasks in your application. --- Installation ------------ [](#installation) This package requires PHP 8.4 or higher. Install via Composer: ``` composer global require decodelabs/effigy ``` You will also need to have added your global composer installation bin directory to your $PATH in your ~/.bash\_profile or ~/.bashrc file: ``` export PATH=~/.config/composer/vendor/bin:$PATH ``` *Note, earlier versions of composer may store global config in `~/.composer/vendor/bin` - adapt your $PATH as necessary. You can find composer's home path with `composer global config home`* Usage ----- [](#usage) Effigy can be used to simplify running tasks in your project from the command line. Its primary job is to locate and load the main entry point to your project via a globally installed executable. Say for example, you currently run commands in your project though `webroot/index.php` as your primary entry point: ``` php webroot/index.php run-task ``` Define your entry point in your composer.json file: ``` { "extra": { "effigy": { "entry": "webroot/index.php" } } } ``` Then you can run CLI commands available in your project via the `effigy` executable directly: ``` effigy run-task ``` Should you need per-environment entry files, specify template keys in your composer config: ``` { "extra": { "effigy": { "entry": "entry/{{env}}.php" } } } ``` Then on first run, Effigy will ask for the "env" parameter and save it in a local config file (which gets added to your .gitignore). ### Local installation [](#local-installation) If you don't want to install Effigy globally, you can use it as a local executable in your project. ``` composer require decodelabs/effigy vendor/bin/effigy install-local ``` You can then call effigy like so: ``` ./effigy run-task ``` ### PHP binary [](#php-binary) Effigy can use alternative versions of PHP on a per-project basis: ``` effigy set-php > php8.1 ``` The bin path is stored in your local config and all process launches will use this going forward. Reset it to "php" to use the default system global binary. ### Composer passthrough [](#composer-passthrough) Effigy will attempt to run scripts defined in your composer.json: ``` { "scripts": { "analyze": "phpstan analyze" } } ``` ``` effigy analyze ``` You can also run composer commands through effigy directly: ``` effigy composer require decodelabs/atlas ``` This is especially useful if you have defined an alternative version of PHP for your project as global composer will use global PHP. Licensing --------- [](#licensing) Effigy is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for the full license text. ### Health Score 47 — FairBetter than 94% of packages Maintenance71 Regular maintenance activity Popularity25 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability 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 ~11 days Recently: every ~3 days Total 105 Last Release 164d ago PHP version history (3 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^8.0 v0.4.7PHP ^8.1 v0.4.30PHP ^8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8a241d64d12b3b5ee94197862ec1ec30b82ed2efa34a0cd7f4c3565a021daddd?d=identicon)[betterthanclay](/maintainers/betterthanclay) --- Top Contributors [![betterthanclay](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1273586?v=4)](https://github.com/betterthanclay "betterthanclay (440 commits)") --- Tags clideveloper-toolsphpclientry ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/decodelabs-effigy/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/decodelabs-effigy/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/decodelabs-effigy) ``` ### Alternatives [symfony/console Eases the creation of beautiful and testable command line interfaces 9.8k1.1B11.3k](/packages/symfony-console)[nunomaduro/termwind It's like Tailwind CSS, but for the console. 2.5k239.8M286](/packages/nunomaduro-termwind)[wp-cli/php-cli-tools Console utilities for PHP 68325.0M367](/packages/wp-cli-php-cli-tools)[helhum/typo3-console A reliable and powerful command line interface for TYPO3 CMS 2939.0M192](/packages/helhum-typo3-console)[laminas/laminas-cli Command-line interface for Laminas projects 563.7M54](/packages/laminas-laminas-cli)[automattic/jetpack-changelogger Jetpack Changelogger tool. 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