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dictate/string
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A port og laravel 3's String class

v1.0.2(13y ago)124MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Jan 15Pushed 13y ago1 watchersCompare

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Dictate
=======

[](#dictate)

A port of Laravel 3's Str class for Laravel 4.

Installation & Configuration
--------------------------------

[](#installation--configuration)

\###Installing with composer

Add `"dictate/string": "1.0.*"` to the `require` section of your `composer.json` file

```
"require": {
	"dictate\string": "1.0.*"
}

```

Run `composer install` and you are done.

\###Configuration

Add the following codes to the `providers` and `aliases` section in your `app\config\app.php` file

```
'providers' => array(
	...
	...
	'Dictate\String\StringServiceProvider',
),
```

```
'aliases' => array(
	...
	...
	'Str'             => 'Dictate\String\StringFacade',
),
```

\##Usage

The documentation can be found on the Laravel website [here](http://laravel.com/docs/strings)

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

4872d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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