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fast-forward/container
======================

Fast Forward PSR-11 Container utility classes

v1.6.0(2mo ago)0809[1 issues](https://github.com/php-fast-forward/container/issues)7MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing

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FastForward\\Container
======================

[](#fastforwardcontainer)

A PSR-11 compliant aggregate container for PHP, designed to unify and resolve services across multiple container implementations. Built to work seamlessly with `php-di`, configuration objects, and custom container stacks.

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✨ Features
----------

[](#-features)

- Aggregates multiple containers
- Caches resolved entries
- Integrates with `php-di`
- First-class support for configuration containers
- PSR-11 compliant

🚀 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

```
composer require fast-forward/container
```

🛠️ Usage
--------

[](#️-usage)

```
use FastForward\Container\ContainerInterface;
use function FastForward\Container\container;
use FastForward\Config\ArrayConfig;

$config = new ArrayConfig([
    ContainerInterface::class => [
        SomeServiceProvider::class, // strings will be initialized with a new call
        SomePsr11Container::class, // strings should be initializable with a simple new call
        new OtherServiceProvider('withArgument'), // objects that implement Interop\Container\ServiceProviderInterface
        new ServiceManager($dependencies), // objects that implement Psr\Container\ContainerInterface
    ],
]);

$container = container($config);

// or using the container function directly with a configuration variadic
// $container = container(
//     SomeServiceProvider::class,
//     SomePsr11Container::class,
//     new ApplicationConfig(), // that implements ConfigInterface with the ContainerInterface key
//     new OtherServiceProvider('withArgument'),
//     new ServiceManager($dependencies),
// );

// Retrieve service
$service = $container->get(SomeService::class);
```

📄 License
---------

[](#-license)

This package is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for more details.

🔗 Links
-------

[](#-links)

- [Repository](https://github.com/php-fast-forward/container)
- [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fast-forward/container)
- [RFC 2119](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2119)
- [PSR-11 Container Interface](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-11/)

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.1% 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 ~38 days

Recently: every ~72 days

Total

10

Last Release

88d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^8.1

v1.6.0PHP ^8.3

### Community

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