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gavinggordon/predefiner
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A simple package to quickly and dynamically set PHP constants.

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Predefiner
==========

[](#predefiner)

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Description
-----------

[](#description)

This class (GGG\\Config\\Predefiner) is a simple package to quickly and dynamically set PHP constants.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
	composer require gavinggordon/predefiner

```

### Examples

[](#examples)

#### Instantiation:

[](#instantiation)

```
	include_once( __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php' );

	$predefiner = new \GGG\Config\Predefiner();
```

#### Setting:

[](#setting)

```
	$predefiner->set( ['API_KEY' => 'abc123def456hij789klm0'] );
```

#### Initializing:

[](#initializing)

```
	$predefiner->init();

	echo API_KEY;
	// Result: 'abc123def456hij789klm0';
```

#### Issues

[](#issues)

If you have any issues at all, please post your findings in the issues page at .

#### License

[](#license)

This package utilizes the MIT License.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community9

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3727d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7691513?v=4)[Gavin G Gordon](/maintainers/gavinggordon)[@gavinggordon](https://github.com/gavinggordon)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpenvironmentsettingconstantssetuppredefined

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