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diversen/minimal-cli-framework
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A very fast and simple CLI framework

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minimal-cli-framework
=====================

[](#minimal-cli-framework)

A simple CLI framework with options for multiple sub-commands loaded as classes. In order to implement a command into an exisiting class you will just need to add two methods: `getCommand` and `runCommand` - and then add the object or the class to an instance of the class `MinimalCli`.

Install:
========

[](#install)

```
composer require diversen/minimal-cli-framework

```

Example usage
=============

[](#example-usage)

[src/EchoTest.php](src/EchoTest.php) is a command class containing a single command `echo` and a couple of options.

This command is added to a simple program in [demos/example.php](demos/example.php)

In order to get help on the usage of the command `echo`:

```
php demos/example.php echo --help

```

Put a file in uppercase:

```
php demos/example.php echo --up README.md

```

Or (shorthand):

```
php demos/example.php echo -u README.md

```

Which also will output the file in uppercase

Utils
=====

[](#utils)

Some common CLI Utils.

See [demos/utils\_test.php](demos/utils_test.php)

```
php demos/utils_test.php

```

Colors are supported with

License: MIT

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

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 ~46 days

Recently: every ~11 days

Total

51

Last Release

1099d ago

Major Versions

v2.0.2 → v3.0.32021-09-11

v3.1.0 → v4.0.02022-06-25

v4.1.1 → v5.0.02022-07-01

v5.0.1 → v6.0.02022-07-06

v6.1.4 → v7.0.02023-03-01

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![diversen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142675?v=4)](https://github.com/diversen "diversen (91 commits)")

---

Tags

cli-frameworkphpphp-cli-frameworkphp-consolephp-console-framework

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