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Name manipulation library for PHP.

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Name manipulation library for PHP.

What is it?
===========

[](#what-is-it)

If your website accepts user data in the form of *First Name*, *Last Name* and optionally *Middle* and/or *Prefix (Dr., Mrs.)* and then you would like to format the data - this package is for you.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

```
composer require enzyme/name
```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

#### Standard first and last names.

[](#standard-first-and-last-names)

```
use Enzyme\Name\Simple;

$name = Simple::fromString('Hubert Cumberdale');
echo $name->getFirst(); // Hubert
echo $name->getLast(); // Cumberdale
```

#### Formatted first and last names.

[](#formatted-first-and-last-names)

```
use Enzyme\Name\Simple;
use Enzyme\Name\Format;

$name = Simple::fromString('Hubert Cumberdale');
$fmt = Format($name);

echo $fmt->like('First'); // Hubert
echo $fmt->like('First L.'); // Hubert C.
echo $fmt->like('Last, F.'); // Cumberdale, H.

// Quickfire option.
echo Format::nameLike($name, 'First L.'); // Hubert C.
```

#### Formatted full names (with middle/prefix).

[](#formatted-full-names-with-middleprefix)

```
use Enzyme\Name\Simple;
use Enzyme\Name\Format;

$name = Simple::fromString('Dr. Hubert Alberto Cumberdale');

echo Format::nameLike($name, 'First M. Last'); // Hubert A. Cumberdale
echo Format::nameLike($name, 'P. First M. Last'); // Dr. Hubert A. Cumberdale
echo Format::nameLike($name, 'P. Last, F. M.'); // Dr. Cumberdale, H. A.
```

Name options
============

[](#name-options)

`Simple` exposes the follow accessors which return `Part` instances.

`$name->getPrefix();``$name->getFirst();``$name->getMiddle();``$name->getLast();`

Each `Part` has two options:

`$part->long()` Returns the long version of the name, eg: Hubert `$part->short()` Returns the short version of the name, eg: H.

You can build a new name in 3 ways:

`Simple::fromString(...)` Simply pass in a string and it will 'intelligently' try and parse the name out from it.

`Simple::fromArgs(...)` Simply pass in arguments and it will try and build the full name from them. The name is build based on the number of arguments passed in, so 1 argument equals to the `first` name, 2 -> `first last`, 3 -> `first middle last` and 4 -> `prefix first middle last`.

So to create the name `Hubert Cumberdale` using the `fromArgs` constructor, it would look like `Simple::fromArgs('Hubert', 'Cumberdale');`.

The last option give you the most control, `Simple::strict()`. It simply returns a new `Simple` object which you then explicitly build up using the setters: `$simple->prefix(...);`, `$simple->first(...);`, `$simple->middle(...);` and `$simple->last(...);`. Each setter can be optionally called to build names of different configurations.

Formatter Options
=================

[](#formatter-options)

The following examples use the name `Mr. Hubert Alfred Smith Cumberdale`

MarkerReturned NamePrefixMr.P.Mr.FirstHubertF.H.LastCumberdaleL.C.MiddleAlfred SmithM.A. S.Any other character will be left untouched. So for example you can create the name `Cumberdale, H. A. S.` from the following format string `Last, F. M.`

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~17 days

Recently: every ~29 days

Total

8

Last Release

3688d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.4 → v1.0.02015-12-11

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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