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elvenpath/yii2-eu-vatvalidator
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Yii2 validator for EU VAT numbers

v1.1(10y ago)210.3k↓31.3%1MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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An Yii2 validator for EU VAT numbers

EU VAT validator for Yii2
=========================

[](#eu-vat-validator-for-yii2)

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based on

About
-----

[](#about)

The

- Validate a VAT number
- Retrieve information like the name or the address of the company

The data is extracted from a European Commission webservice

**It ONLY works for European Union countries**

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP with Soap enabled

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require elvenpath/yii2-eu-vatvalidator

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
public function rules()
{
    return [
        [
            'vat',
            EuVatValidator::className(),
            'country_code' => $this->country_code,
        ],
    ];
}

```

You can also populate the model with the company name and address got from the EU database

```
public function rules()
{
    return [
        [
            'vat',
            EuVatValidator::className(),
            'country_code' => $this->country_code,
            'populate_model' => true,
            'model_name_attribute' => 'name',
            'model_address_attribute' => 'address'
        ],
    ];
}

```

Disclaimer
----------

[](#disclaimer)

Take a look at [http://ec.europa.eu/taxation\_customs/vies/viesdisc.do](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/viesdisc.do) to know when/how you're allowed to use this service and his information

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

3710d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/efeddcd4802f4a4ad61212aeab720dbea7c2c658fc6a286d96618f81c0ea74b8?d=identicon)[elvenpath](/maintainers/elvenpath)

---

Top Contributors

[![elvenpath](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1319068?v=4)](https://github.com/elvenpath "elvenpath (14 commits)")

---

Tags

validatoryii2vat

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