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ferdous/flock-write
===================

This is a library for File lock write operation in a single shared storage

v0.1.0-alpha(4y ago)01MITPHP

Since Jan 27Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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File Lock Write Operation Using Flock
=====================================

[](#file-lock-write-operation-using-flock)

This library is for simultaneous write on a single file with locking mechanism by PHP flock function. It uses the unix semaphore to lock the file and hence a safe application to store data in a single file shared by multiple methods.

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

[](#installation)

This library is compatible with all PHP version starting from 4 to 8. Just run the following command to install.

```
composer require ferdous/flock-write

```

How to add
----------

[](#how-to-add)

Add the following operations to the namespace

```
use Ferdous\FileLockWrite\FileOperation;
use Ferdous\FileLockWrite\LockService;
```

Now you are ready to add the functionality by creating the object

```
$lockService = new LockService();
$opObj = new FileOperation($filepath, $filename,  $lockService, $data);
```

### *Operations*

[](#operations)

- Truncate File ```
    $opObj->truncateFile()
    ```
- Write File *with Exclude Lock*```
    $opObj->writeDataToFileAppend()
    ```
- Read File *with Shared Lock*```
    $opObj->readDataFromFile()
    ```

Unit Tests
----------

[](#unit-tests)

For checking the unit tests run

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit . --testdox --color
```

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

1568d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9ab1b88ecc345016d46cddbcda5cfb04ae70f7a7f2509e6aaa75bdb7b9cc205c?d=identicon)[ferdous](/maintainers/ferdous)

---

Top Contributors

[![ferdousulhaque](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36291549?v=4)](https://github.com/ferdousulhaque "ferdousulhaque (4 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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