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effectra/clock
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The Effectra Clock package.

v1.0.0(3y ago)1261MITPHPPHP ^8.0.2

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Effectra\\Clock
===============

[](#effectraclock)

This is a PHP class named `Effectra\Clock` that implements the `Psr\Clock\Clock` interface. It provides a simple and standard way to retrieve the current time and timestamp in PHP applications.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Implements the `Psr\Clock\ClockInterface` interface
- Provides the `now()` method to retrieve the current time as a `DateTimeImmutable` object
- Offers the `timestamp()` method to retrieve the current timestamp as an integer

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Create a new instance of the Clock class
$clock = new \Effectra\Clock\Clock();

// Get the current time as a DateTimeImmutable object
$currentDateTime = $clock->now();

// Get the current timestamp as an integer
$currentTimestamp = $clock->timestamp();
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvements, please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue on the GitHub repository.

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-source and available under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). "# clock"

###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community8

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1111d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7e6219ae87e98df8783b2f595b013035dd183c0712afd24045a8acf0a40c3bdf?d=identicon)[effectra](/maintainers/effectra)

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Top Contributors

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