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digicatech/data-types
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PHP data types

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DataTypes lib
=============

[](#datatypes-lib)

This lib provides Binary buffer capabilities, also Base16, Base64, Bitwise (Base2) buffers/objects for proper type handling, BigNumber objects via BcMath and several helper functions that are essential for libs and apps.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.2
- ext-bcmath
- ext-mbstring

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

[](#installation)

`composer require comely-io/data-types`

###  Health Score

13

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LowBetter than 1% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity19

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**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

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