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deuteros-php/deuteros
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Drupal Entity Unit Test Extensible Replacement Object Scaffolding - Value-object entity doubles for unit testing

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Deuteros
========

[](#deuteros)

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> δεύτερος • (deúteros): second of two

– [Wikitionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%8D%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82)

A PHP library providing value-object entity doubles for Drupal unit testing, allowing you to test code that depends on entity/field interfaces without Kernel tests, module enablement, database access, or service container.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev deuteros-php/deuteros
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

See [docs/](docs/) for full documentation:

- [Usage Guide](docs/USAGE.md) - Getting started, API reference, and examples
- [Architecture](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) - For contributors and maintainers

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.3+
- Drupal 10.x or 11.x
- PHPUnit 9.0+/10.0+/11.0+ or Prophecy 1.15+

License
-------

[](#license)

[GPL-2.0 license](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance59

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity11

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 81.5% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

drupalentitytesting-toolsunit-testing

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