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gaming-engine/dotenv-writer
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Dot Env File Writer

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DotEnv Writer
=============

[](#dotenv-writer)

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A quick and easy way to modify your `.env` files programmatically.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require gaming-engine/dotenv-writer
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use GamingEngine\DotEnv\Writer;

(new Writer())
    ->load(__DIR__.'./.env') // Loads an existing file
    ->setValue('config', 'hello') // Overrides the value
    ->write(__DIR__.'./.env'); // Writes it back out to disk
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Andrew Judd](https://github.com/gaming-engine)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

1716d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6c1a37465afdee14b2740a387deaae40ac376e38015db7af98f90b7fd97fed22?d=identicon)[awjudd](/maintainers/awjudd)

---

Top Contributors

[![awjudd](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1910996?v=4)](https://github.com/awjudd "awjudd (5 commits)")

---

Tags

dotenvenvironmentenvironment-variablesphpenvironmentenvdotenvgaming-engine

###  Code Quality

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