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face/face
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Modern non restrictive php5.4 ORM. Under developpement.

0.1.1-BETA1(12y ago)4143[35 issues](https://github.com/face-orm/face/issues)BSD-3PHPPHP >=5.4

Since Apr 10Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/face-orm/face)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/face/face)[ Docs](https://github.com/SneakyBobito/face)[ RSS](/packages/face-face/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago

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face
====

[](#face)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e1cb53e285b5d133eb702822b0a21b3e8ef6dc4234af07256c29ce08e6b9e35e/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f666163652d6f726d2f666163652e7376673f6272616e63683d646576656c6f70)](https://travis-ci.org/face-orm/face)[![Test Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/25390f8f1a6dedf6a955ca6aaccdc71283f6e6c40eb825a50c98ded06b7829f1/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f6769746875622f666163652d6f726d2f666163652f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e737667)](https://codeclimate.com/github/face-orm/face)[![Code Climate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0036af944842b512cb3d3f02e3ff465e31f7039ffa66d1031b18d568e2a7dad8/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f6769746875622f666163652d6f726d2f666163652f6261646765732f6770612e737667)](https://codeclimate.com/github/face-orm/face)[![Gitter](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/abe08b740a4156153736f791393ec4da6619c4be73212e75769f52edacc0e2b5/68747470733a2f2f6261646765732e6769747465722e696d2f4a6f696e253230436861742e737667)](https://gitter.im/face-orm/face?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)

**The library is currently under active development**

Why an other ORM?
-----------------

[](#why-an-other-orm)

For years I have been working with no ORM and I can say I hate ORM because they are heavy, longer to learn, slower... but i love them because it makes your development much more easy and reliable.

Face is per query oriented. That means it's more like an advanced **query builder**. I wanted something clear an transparent that looks like **SQL**. But face is not only an SQL builder. In the last years a lot of **NoSQL databases** have been released. Building a hybrid environment **mixing SQL and noSQL** is more and more common for a lot of reasons. Face place some effort to create a **simple workflow** that can mix many databases with **performances in mind**

Quick Overview
--------------

[](#quick-overview)

Due to the active development this overview was outdated. We wait to reach a stable API before writing it again.

Support
-------

[](#support)

You just found a bug or weird behaviours ? Issue tracker is where you have to go: [open an issue](https://github.com/face-orm/face/issues)

You want need some help to understand something, need some advices, or you just want to discuss, [join the gitter room](https://gitter.im/face-orm/face?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share-link)

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation is under renovation. It is coming back as soon as it's ready.

Benchmarking
------------

[](#benchmarking)

simple benchmark is available at :

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

4688d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e6f24737cd0c46fea5e7a294f91582b35a052ce23cd2375f8f48e2faecb6fd78?d=identicon)[gsouf](/maintainers/gsouf)

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Top Contributors

[![gsouf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3215399?v=4)](https://github.com/gsouf "gsouf (197 commits)")

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Tags

orm

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