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dq5studios/entity\_column
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A drop-in replacement for array\_column() that supports objects with getters.

v1.0.1(1y ago)0541BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.1CI failing

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entity\_column
==============

[](#entity_column)

A drop-in replacement for `array_column()` that supports objects with getters.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use function DQ5Studios\EntityColumn\entity_column;

function entity_column(array $array, int|string $column_key, int|string|null $index_key = null): array
```

### Parameters

[](#parameters)

array

> A multi-dimensional array or an array of objects from which to pull a column of values from.

column\_key

> The column of values to return.

index\_key

> The column to use as the index/keys for the returned array.

### Return Values

[](#return-values)

Returns an array of values representing a single column from the input array.

###  Health Score

38

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~557 days

Total

2

Last Release

532d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.4

v1.0.1PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![dq5studios](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35929285?v=4)](https://github.com/dq5studios "dq5studios (12 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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