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duon/boiler
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A PHP template engine that doesn't require you to learn a new syntax

0.5.0(1w ago)02331MITPHPPHP ^8.5CI passing

Since Jan 25Pushed 1w ago1 watchersCompare

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Celemas Boiler
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Boiler is a small auto escaping template engine for PHP 8.5+, inspired by [Plates](https://platesphp.com/). Like Plates, it uses native PHP as its templating language rather than introducing a custom syntax.

###  Health Score

44

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FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance98

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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 ~16 days

Total

10

Last Release

12d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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