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erebot/timer
============

Call a method/function after a certain amount of time has passed

0.2.0(8y ago)11.6k4GPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=7.0

Since Aug 2Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/Erebot/Timer)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/erebot/timer)[ Docs](https://github.com/Erebot/Timer)[ RSS](/packages/erebot-timer/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4d ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (3)Used By (4)

Timers to trigger function/method calls
=======================================

[](#timers-to-trigger-functionmethod-calls)

Installation & Usage
------------------------

[](#installation--usage)

Download the [composer.phar](https://getcomposer.org/composer.phar)executable or use the installer.

```
$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

Create a `composer.json` that requires Erebot's Timer component.

```
{
    "require": {
        "erebot/timer": "dev-master"
    }
}
```

Run Composer.

```
$ php composer.phar install
```

License
-------

[](#license)

Erebot's Timer component is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

Erebot's Timer component is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Erebot's Timer component. If not, see <>.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community13

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 ~647 days

Total

2

Last Release

2926d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.3.0

0.2.0PHP >=7.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3349e240558c2c63c2488ec7ddc04f623fad0adec6ff13ff4d58047b3facded4?d=identicon)[fpoirotte](/maintainers/fpoirotte)

---

Top Contributors

[![fpoirotte](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/499919?v=4)](https://github.com/fpoirotte "fpoirotte (56 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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