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faresmts/safewords
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a PHP lib for filtering bad words from strings

v0.1.1(3y ago)86.4k—1%MITPHPPHP >=8.0

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filter bad words from your php string
=====================================

[](#filter-bad-words-from-your-php-string)

Safewords is a package that can be used in any PHP framework, calling in a static method and returning the censored text or a boolean to know if is safe.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require faresmts/safewords

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This is the simplest way to call a safewords checker:

```
$isSafe = SafeWords::filter($text)
            ->isSafe()
            ->get();

```

And this is the way to call a safewords censor:

```
$censoredText = SafeWords::filter($text)
                   ->replace()
                   ->get();

```

Both methods can be called with useDictionary() function to add new words to block:

```
$isSafe = SafeWords::filter($text)
            ->useDictionary(['foo', 'bar'])
            ->isSafe()
            ->get();

$censoredText = SafeWords::filter($text)
                    ->useDictionary(['foo', 'bar'])
                    ->replace()
                    ->get();

```

### Functions

[](#functions)

- `filter(string $text)`: add the text you want to check.
- `useDictionary(array $userBadWords)`: add the words you want to block in SafeWords checker.
- `isSafe()`: method that evaluates whether the text is safe.
- `replace(string $replace = '*')`: method that replaces each character of the bad word with the variable inside $string. Default is '\*'.
- `get()`: get the result of the chosen method.

### Exceptions

[](#exceptions)

- The methods `isSafe()` and `replace()` cannot be called at the same time, throwing an exception if this happens.
- The method `useDictionary()` cannot be called after the `isSafe()` or `replace()`. It must be called before.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 51% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity43

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

3

Last Release

1324d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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