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ghostwriter/handrail
====================

Safeguard PHP functions from redeclaration conflicts

0.1.5(6mo ago)158.9k↓100%BSD-4-ClausePHP ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0

Since Oct 11Compare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (11)Versions (14)Used By (0)

### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/ghostwriter/handrail).

###  Health Score

42

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FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~66 days

Recently: every ~107 days

Total

9

Last Release

46d ago

Major Versions

0.2.x-dev → 1.0.x-dev2026-03-23

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=8.3

0.1.5PHP ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1dbb0131801cc451dad9917ab29aa823b25d7eebc9f3875a9d481d109bdb44ee?d=identicon)[ghostwriter](/maintainers/ghostwriter)

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Tags

plugincomposerfunctionscomposer-pluginghostwritersafeguardconflictshandrailredeclaration

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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###  Alternatives

[vaimo/composer-patches

Applies a patch from a local or remote file to any package that is part of a given composer project. Patches can be defined both on project and on package level. Optional support for patch versioning, sequencing, custom patch applier configuration and patch command for testing/troubleshooting added patches.

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