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designbycode/south-african-id-validator
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The South African ID Validator is a PHP class that validates and extracts information from South African ID numbers. It uses the Luhn Algorithm to validate the ID number and provides methods to determine the gender, citizenship, and birthdate of the individual.

v2.0.2(1y ago)065↓100%[1 PRs](https://github.com/designbycode/south-african-id-validator/pulls)MITPHP ^8.1|^8.2|^8.3

Since Jun 19Compare

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###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance34

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~8 days

Total

5

Last Release

658d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02024-06-21

### Community

Maintainers

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TestsPest

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