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florowebdevelopment/vat-validator
=================================

VAT Validator

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Since Mar 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Deprecated
==========

[](#deprecated)

This package is deprecated and will not be maintained.

VAT Validator
=============

[](#vat-validator)

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This library validate VAT numbers by using regular expressions and the VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) service.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require florowebdevelopment/vat-validator

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Florowebdevelopment\VatValidator\VatValidator;
```

```
$oVatValidator = new VatValidator;

$oVatValidator->validate('NL821783981B01'); // true

if ($oVatValidator->isValid()) {
    $aMetaData = $oVatValidator->getMetaData();

    /*
    array(
        "name" => "FLORO WEBDEVELOPMENT B.V.",
        "address" => "WESTBLAAK 00180 3012KN ROTTERDAM"
    )
    */
}

```

Strict (optional)
-----------------

[](#strict-optional)

When strict is set to FALSE, the VAT number validation returns TRUE if the VIES service is not available (CURL timeout or SoapFault).

```
$oVatValidator->setStrict(false); // default = true

```

Comments
--------

[](#comments)

We suggest that you cache the valid VAT numbers in your application to prevent multiple requests to the VIES service.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance29

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 66.7% 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 ~162 days

Total

5

Last Release

1958d ago

Major Versions

1.1 → 2.02019-05-07

2.1 → 3.02020-12-28

### Community

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