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gdbots/pbj
==========

Protobuf inspired message tools for php and json.

v4.0.6(4mo ago)033.8k↓50%2Apache-2.0PHP >=8.1

Since Feb 9Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/gdbots/pbj-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/gdbots/pbj)[ Docs](https://github.com/gdbots/pbj-php)[ RSS](/packages/gdbots-pbj/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (6)Versions (50)Used By (2)

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###  Health Score

53

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FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance77

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity85

Battle-tested with a long release history

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 ~83 days

Recently: every ~238 days

Total

49

Last Release

123d ago

Major Versions

v0.4.0 → v1.0.02016-04-08

v1.1.5 → v2.0.02017-11-12

v1.2.0 → v2.2.42020-01-28

v2.x-dev → v3.0.02020-05-27

v3.1.0 → v4.0.02021-12-08

PHP version history (5 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.4

v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

v2.0.0PHP >=7.1

v3.0.0PHP >=7.4

v3.1.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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