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PHP Unit Test Helpers
=====================

[](#php-unit-test-helpers)

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

[](#introduction)

The PHP Unit Test helpers library provides a set of useful and robust helpers that you can quickly drop into your own project to save you time and effort when writing unit tests.

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

[](#installation)

Add this to your `composer.json` file:

```
{
	"require": {
		"ganbarodigital/php-unit-test-helpers": "^1.0"
	}
}

```

and then run `composer update`.

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

3978d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02015-06-27

### Community

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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