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ganbarodigital/php-mv-defensive
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PHP Defensive
=============

[](#php-defensive)

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

The PHP Defensive library provides an easy-to-use collection of defensive-programming helpers that you can quickly drop into your own project to save you time and effort.

It is (in part) the successor to Phix's ContractLib.

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

[](#installation)

Run this command to add this library to your `composer.json` file:

```
composer require ganbarodigital/php-mv-defensive

```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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 ~15 days

Total

7

Last Release

3548d ago

### Community

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Top Contributors

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