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errors/specification
====================

Error specification documents, and associated testing tools for ensuring conformance.

0.1.0(9y ago)1166[1 issues](https://github.com/php-errors/specification/issues)1MITPHP

Since Dec 12Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/php-errors/specification)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/errors/specification)[ Docs](https://github.com/php-errors/exceptions)[ RSS](/packages/errors-specification/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago

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> # No longer maintained
>
> [](#no-longer-maintained)
>
> This package is no longer maintained. See [this statement](https://gist.github.com/ezzatron/713a548735febe3d76f8ca831bc895c0) for more info.

Open PHP Error Specifications
=============================

[](#open-php-error-specifications)

This repository contains specification documents, and associated testing tools for ensuring conformance.

Exception-based error handler
-----------------------------

[](#exception-based-error-handler)

- [Specification](exception-based-error-handler.md)
- [Test script](test/exception-based-error-handler)

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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

3487d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100152?v=4)[Erin](/maintainers/ezzatron)[@ezzatron](https://github.com/ezzatron)

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Top Contributors

[![ezzatron](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100152?v=4)](https://github.com/ezzatron "ezzatron (9 commits)")

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