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dface/container
===============

Simple IoC container for php

2.3.0(4y ago)0320MITPHPPHP >=7.4.0

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dface/container
===============

[](#dfacecontainer)

Simple IoC container for php. Extracted from my private project to use in other projects.

Setup
-----

[](#setup)

```
composer require dface/container

```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance58

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

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 ~513 days

Recently: every ~252 days

Total

7

Last Release

959d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02020-08-02

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.4.0

1.1.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/faaef133956fbef7d0c35eb2b65aafd88e741240c11b6f55b7d5fda04125c0cf?d=identicon)[3DFace](/maintainers/3DFace)

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Top Contributors

[![3DFace](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1931471?v=4)](https://github.com/3DFace "3DFace (35 commits)")

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Tags

containerdependency-injectioninversion of control

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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