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formal/access-layer
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access-layer
============

[](#access-layer)

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This a simple abstraction layer on top of builtin `\PDO` class to offer a minimalist api.

The goal is separate expression of queries and their execution by using immutable structures and eliminating states wherever possible.

Important

you must use [`vimeo/psalm`](https://packagist.org/packages/vimeo/psalm) to make sure you use this library correctly.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require formal/access-layer
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
use Formal\AccessLayer\{
    Connection\Lazy,
    Connection\PDO,
    Query\SQL,
    Row,
};
use Innmind\Url\Url;
use Innmind\Immutable\Sequence;

$connection = Lazy::of(static fn() => PDO::of(Url::of('mysql://user:pwd@127.0.0.1:3306/database_name')));

$rows = $connection(SQL::of('SELECT * FROM `some_table`'));
$rows; // instanceof Sequence
```

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

[](#documentation)

Complete documentation can be found at .

###  Health Score

58

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance88

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity81

Battle-tested with a long release history

 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 ~73 days

Recently: every ~154 days

Total

26

Last Release

58d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02022-03-06

2.17.0 → 3.0.02024-07-14

3.0.0 → 4.0.02024-07-14

4.2.0 → 5.0.02026-02-07

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP ~8.0

2.0.0PHP ~8.1

2.2.0PHP ~8.2

5.0.0PHP ~8.4

### Community

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