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dotzero/brainfuck
=================

A PHP implementation of interpreter for Brainfuck

1.1(9y ago)3612[1 PRs](https://github.com/zero-archive/brainfuck-php/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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PHP Brainfuck interpreter
=========================

[](#php-brainfuck-interpreter)

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This is PHP implementation of interpreter for Brainfuck.

The brainfuck programming language is an esoteric programming language noted for its extreme minimalism. It is a Turing tarpit, designed to challenge and amuse programmers, and is not suitable for practical use.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$code = +++>+.
EOT;

$bf = new Brainfuck($code);
$bf->run();
```

Install
-------

[](#install)

### Via composer:

[](#via-composer)

```
$ composer require dotzero/brainfuck
```

### Without composer

[](#without-composer)

Clone the project using:

```
$ git clone https://github.com/dotzero/brainfuck-php
```

and include the source file with:

```
    require_once("brainfuck-php/src/Brainfuck.php");
```

Test
----

[](#test)

First install the dependencies, and after you can run:

```
$ vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under the MIT license:

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 71.4% 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 ~213 days

Total

2

Last Release

3556d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/265633?v=4)[dotzero](/maintainers/dotzero)[@dotzero](https://github.com/dotzero)

---

Top Contributors

[![dotzero](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/265633?v=4)](https://github.com/dotzero "dotzero (5 commits)")[![AlexHowansky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/296121?v=4)](https://github.com/AlexHowansky "AlexHowansky (2 commits)")

---

Tags

brainfuckinterpreterphpinterpreterbrainfuck

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/dotzero-brainfuck/health.svg)

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