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denisyu-1/articulate
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Context-bounded PHP ORM for domain-driven applications

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Articulate
==========

[](#articulate)

Context-bounded PHP ORM for domain-driven applications

The Problem
-----------

[](#the-problem)

Traditional ORMs force one entity class per table. Auth needs only `login` and `password`, but it loads `phones`, `groups`, `cart`, and every other relation. The admin panel needs different fields than the API. Adding one relation to a `User` entity affects every consumer of that class.

The entity manager accumulates objects in memory for the entire request or process. Long-running jobs, batch imports, or complex flows have no way to release entities that are no longer needed without detaching everything.

 [![Articulate Logo](logo.svg)](logo.svg)

Articulate addresses these pains with context-bounded entities and scoped unit-of-work management.

Badges
------

[](#badges)

[![CI](https://github.com/DenisYu-1/articulate/workflows/QA/badge.svg)](https://github.com/DenisYu-1/articulate/actions)[![Mutation testing](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/37d607e74f439d9bcec663807b7ea28739ed572fc2b4ed20d8898c45d0bea326/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4d75746174696f6e25323053636f72652d38332532352b2d627269676874677265656e)](https://github.com/DenisYu-1/articulate/actions)[![PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6e44ad49e5307c87d1393389feb52ab61c99956e2e5f8c77177b2501f1d3d47f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7068702d253345253344382e342d3838393242462e737667)](https://php.net/)

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
use Articulate\Connection;
use Articulate\Modules\EntityManager\EntityManager;

#[Entity]
class User
{
    #[PrimaryKey]
    public ?int $id = null;

    #[Property]
    public string $name;

    #[Property]
    public string $email;
}

$connection = new Connection('mysql:host=127.0.0.1;dbname=myapp', 'user', 'password');
$em = new EntityManager($connection);

$user = new User();
$user->name = 'Jane';
$user->email = 'jane@example.com';
$em->persist($user);
$em->flush();

$user = $em->getRepository(User::class)->find($user->id);
```

Before / After
--------------

[](#before--after)

**Before** — one fat entity, every context gets everything:

```
#[Entity]
class User
{
    public int $id;
    public string $login;
    public string $password;
    public string $name;
    public array $phones;   // Auth doesn't need this
    public array $groups;  // Auth doesn't need this
    public Cart $cart;     // Auth doesn't need this
}

// Auth: loads full user + all relations
$user = $userRepo->find($id);
return $auth->validate($user->login, $user->password);
```

**After** — separate entities per context, same table:

```
#[Entity(tableName: 'user')]
class LoginUser
{
    #[PrimaryKey]
    public int $id;

    #[Property]
    public string $login;

    #[Property]
    public string $password;
}

#[Entity]
class User
{
    #[PrimaryKey]
    public int $id;

    #[Property]
    public string $name;

    #[OneToMany(ownedBy: 'user', targetEntity: Phone::class)]
    public array $phones;

    #[OneToOne(targetEntity: Cart::class, referencedBy: 'user')]
    public Cart $cart;
}

// Auth: loads only id, login, password
$loginUser = $em->getRepository(LoginUser::class)->find($id);
return $auth->validate($loginUser->login, $loginUser->password);
```

How Articulate Compares?
------------------------

[](#how-articulate-compares)

DoctrineCycle ORMArticulateMultiple entity classes per tableNo built-in supportNo, one entity per tableYes, first-class context-bounded entitiesMemory controlIdentity map held for process lifetime; clear-all or nothingSimilar modelScoped unit-of-work; release entities mid-requestConfig styleXML/YAML common, attributes optionalAnnotations/attributesAttributes only (PHP 8.4+)Articulate is aimed at projects where different bounded contexts need different views of the same data and where memory pressure matters in long-running or batch processes.

Core Concepts
-------------

[](#core-concepts)

### Context-Bounded Entities

[](#context-bounded-entities)

Multiple entity classes can point to the same database table, each exposing only the fields and relationships needed for that context. Articulate merges compatible column definitions and validates for conflicts.

### Memory-Efficient Unit of Work

[](#memory-efficient-unit-of-work)

- Clear entities from memory that are no longer needed within specific operations
- Different units of work can track their own entities independently
- Entity manager combines all unit-of-work changes into minimal database queries during flush

Useful for processing large datasets, complex business operations spanning multiple contexts, and long-running processes with varying entity lifecycles.

Type Mapping System
-------------------

[](#type-mapping-system)

Built-in mappings: `bool` ↔ `TINYINT(1)`, `int` ↔ `INT`, `float` ↔ `FLOAT`, `string` ↔ `VARCHAR(255)`, `DateTimeInterface` ↔ `DATETIME`.

Custom class mappings and `TypeConverterInterface` for complex types. Priority-based resolution when a class implements multiple interfaces with registered mappings.

Repository Pattern
------------------

[](#repository-pattern)

```
$userRepo = $em->getRepository(User::class);
$user = $userRepo->find(1);
$users = $userRepo->findBy(['status' => 'active']);
$user = $userRepo->findOneBy(['email' => 'user@example.com']);
```

Custom repositories via `#[Entity(repositoryClass: UserRepository::class)]` extending `AbstractRepository`.

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE).

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance69

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 58.8% 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 ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

71d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpdatabaseormdddentity-managerbounded-context

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