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Library of Congress Cutter Number Generation Library

v1.0.0-rc.1(6y ago)117MITPHPPHP >=5.6

Since Sep 7Pushed 3y agoCompare

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CutterGen
---------

[](#cuttergen)

Library of Congress Cutter Number Generation Library.

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This package follows the specifications presented on the [Classification and Shelflisting Manual Instruction Sheet G63](https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeCSM/G063.pdf).

> **See demonstration on [PHP Sandbox](https://2oyzs.ciroue.com/)**.

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
composer require gerardbalaoro/cuttergen

```

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
/**
 * Initialize CutterGen instance, pass default expansion length (optional)
 *  - $length = 0 : no expansion
 *  - $length = -1 : expand all characters
 */
$cutter = new CutterGen\CutterGen(1);

/**
 * Can also set default expansion length using `setLength`
 */
$cutter->setLength(2);

/**
 * Generate cutter number (Prints: S658)
 */
echo $cutter->generate('Smith');

/**
 * Can also pass length (Prints: S65)
 */
echo $cutter->generate('Smith', 1);
```

### Handling Qa - Qt Initials

[](#handling-qa---qt-initials)

> For initials **Qa-Qt**, use numbers **2-29**

By default, the package assigns values to a character by its order in the English alpabeth, starting at 2. To customize, simple pass a callable object to the `setHandlder()` method.

```
$cutter = new CutterGen\CutterGen();

$cutter->setHandler('qa-qt', function($char) {
    if ($char == 'a') {
        return '5';
    }
    ...
});

// Prints: Q55
echo $cutter->generate('Qaldor')
```

### Reference

[](#reference)

- [Library of Congress Cutter Table](https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/053/table.html)

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

2439d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13101267?v=4)[Gerard Balaoro](/maintainers/GerardBalaoro)[@gerardbalaoro](https://github.com/gerardbalaoro)

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