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ez-php/console
==============

Lightweight console infrastructure for PHP — command dispatcher, argument parser, and colored output helpers

1.0.1(1mo ago)01.4k↑322.7%3MITPHPPHP ^8.5CI passing

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ez-php/console
==============

[](#ez-phpconsole)

Lightweight console infrastructure for PHP — command dispatcher, argument parser, and colored output helpers.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require ez-php/console
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Defining a command

[](#defining-a-command)

```
use EzPhp\Console\CommandInterface;
use EzPhp\Console\Input;
use EzPhp\Console\Output;

class GreetCommand implements CommandInterface
{
    public function getName(): string { return 'greet'; }
    public function getDescription(): string { return 'Greet someone'; }
    public function getHelp(): string { return 'Usage: ez greet '; }

    public function handle(array $args): int
    {
        $input = new Input($args);
        $name = $input->argument(0) ?? 'World';
        Output::success("Hello, $name!");
        return 0;
    }
}
```

### Running the console

[](#running-the-console)

```
use EzPhp\Console\Console;

$console = new Console([new GreetCommand()]);
exit($console->run($argv));
```

### Output helpers

[](#output-helpers)

```
Output::line('plain text');
Output::info('informational message');   // blue
Output::success('it worked!');           // green
Output::warning('be careful');           // yellow
Output::error('something failed');       // red (stderr)
Output::colorize('custom', 35);          // magenta
```

### Parsing arguments

[](#parsing-arguments)

```
$input = new Input(['foo', '--name=Alice', '--verbose']);

$input->argument(0);          // 'foo'
$input->option('name');       // 'Alice'
$input->option('missing', 'default'); // 'default'
$input->hasFlag('verbose');   // true
```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

49

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance91

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.1% 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 ~0 days

Total

23

Last Release

46d ago

Major Versions

0.9.3 → 1.0.02026-03-24

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a15a63c46d239d42b8ed4c2fe9adbc5fe99eb62f6e5bb90f08021e0c068e8b37?d=identicon)[AU9500](/maintainers/AU9500)

---

Top Contributors

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Tags

phpcliconsoleterminalcommand

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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