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djiele/command-line-parser
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A flexible command line parser

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command-line-parser
===================

[](#command-line-parser)

A flexible command line parser inspired by PHP getopt parser. Supports short and long options, compact and inline options.

##### Installation

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require djiele/command-line-parser dev-master

```

##### Usage

[](#usage)

```
./demo.php -dw ./logs --script ./bin/run.php --dont-watch ./run.pid -k9 -ak -- inline option

```

```
require_once __DIR__'./vendor/autoload.php';
use Djiele\Script\CommandLineParser;
$opts = [
	'dw' => 'dont-watch:', // required option
	's:' => 'script:', // required option
	'k' => 'kill-signal::', // optional
	'ak' => 'auto-kill', // === true if set
	'h' => 'help' // === true if set
];
$args = new CommandLineParser($opts);
var_export($args->parse());
```

```
returns:
array (
  'dont-watch' =>
  array (
    0 => './logs',
    1 => './run.pid',
  ),
  'script' => './bin/run.php',
  'kill-signal' => '9',
  'auto-kill' => true,
  '' => 'inline option',
)

```

###  Health Score

16

—

LowBetter than 5% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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