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decodelabs/fabric
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Lightweight PHP framework implementation using DecodeLabs ecosystem

v0.10.6(7mo ago)11.4k1MITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing

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Fabric
======

[](#fabric)

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### Lightweight PHP framework implementation using DecodeLabs ecosystem

[](#lightweight-php-framework-implementation-using-decodelabs-ecosystem)

Fabric provides the structures, prerequisites and conventions for building a web application using the DecodeLabs ecosystem.

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package requires PHP 8.4 or higher.

Install via Composer:

```
composer require decodelabs/fabric
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

A Fabric app looks very similar to a standard package with most code residing in the src folder, under a namespace of your choice and loaded via composer.

### Bootstrapping

[](#bootstrapping)

Fabric uses `Genesis` for bootstrapping your application. Add the `DecodeLabs\Fabric\Genesis\Hub` class to your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "extra": {
        "genesis": {
            "hub": "DecodeLabs\\Fabric\\Genesis\\Hub"
        }
    }
}
```

Then point your HTTP server to rewite to `vendor/genesis.php` as your entry point. Genesis takes care of the rest.

### Config

[](#config)

Fabric utilises `Dovetail` for config loading - via a private .env file in the app root and data files in /config (though this can be customised if necessary).

The most important config file is the `Environment.php` file which defines some key values for the rest of the app to initialize with.

The *appNamespace* value will allow you to define the namespace in which the majority of your app code will reside, and which is already defined for loading in your composer file.

### Kingdom

[](#kingdom)

*Coming soon*

### Structure

[](#structure)

Fabric provides solid HTTP and CLI kernels that can handle requests in both contexts. `Clip` is used for CLI tasks, and `Harvest` for HTTP.

The HTTP kernel uses an extensible set of Middlewares to provide a flexible request handling pipeline. The default implementation is provided by `Harvest` and is a good starting point for most apps.

Greenleaf is used for routing and provides a simple, flexible and powerful routing system for HTTP Actions.

Licensing
---------

[](#licensing)

Fabric is licensed under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for the full license text.

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance67

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.5% 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 ~14 days

Recently: every ~5 days

Total

49

Last Release

227d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^8.1

v0.4.0PHP ^8.4

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![betterthanclay](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1273586?v=4)](https://github.com/betterthanclay "betterthanclay (190 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (1 commits)")

---

Tags

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