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friends-of-behat/performance-extension
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Accelerates Behat using features available only for newer PHP versions.

v1.0.2(8y ago)63333.0k2[1 issues](https://github.com/FriendsOfBehat/PerformanceExtension/issues)7MITPHPPHP ^7.0

Since Jul 22Pushed 8y ago4 watchersCompare

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[](#performance-extension----)

#### Suitable for PHP 5.6 only!

[](#suitable-for-php-56-only)

###### The simplest Behat extension you've ever used!

[](#the-simplest-behat-extension-youve-ever-used)

Accelerates Behat using features available only for newer PHP versions. Up to 10% faster in real-world applications.

- [Sylius](https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius/pull/5583) test suite execution time was reduced by ~40s / ~8% - see [the performance comparison](https://blackfire.io/profiles/compare/185a658c-0e6f-42cd-982c-2030aba45f33/graph).

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

1. Install it:

    ```
    $ composer require friends-of-behat/performance-extension --dev
    ```
2. Enable it in your Behat configuration:

    ```
    # behat.yml
    default:
        # ...
        extensions:
            FriendsOfBehat\PerformanceExtension: ~
    ```
3. Boom! 💥 Your Behat runs faster now!

What's inside?
--------------

[](#whats-inside)

Right now, it's just `call_user_func_array($callable, $arguments)` replaced with `$callable(...$arguments)`.

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity44

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community22

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.7% 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 ~176 days

Total

3

Last Release

3228d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^5.6|^7.0

v1.0.2PHP ^7.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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