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google/cloud-core
=================

Google Cloud PHP shared dependency, providing functionality useful to all components.

v1.71.2(2mo ago)343121.4M—0.8%2120Apache-2.0PHPPHP ^8.1CI failing

Since Mar 10Pushed 6d ago50 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (34)Versions (160)Used By (20)

Google Cloud Core Libraries for PHP
===================================

[](#google-cloud-core-libraries-for-php)

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- [API documentation](https://cloud.google.com/php/docs/reference/cloud-core/latest)

**NOTE:** This repository is part of [Google Cloud PHP](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php). Any support requests, bug reports, or development contributions should be directed to that project.

### Installation

[](#installation)

**NOTE** This package is not intended for direct use. It provides common infrastructure to the rest of the Google Cloud PHP components.

```
$ composer require google/cloud-core
```

### Debugging

[](#debugging)

Please see our [Debugging guide](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/blob/main/DEBUG.md)for more information about the debugging tools.

### Version

[](#version)

This component is considered GA (generally available). As such, it will not introduce backwards-incompatible changes in any minor or patch releases. We will address issues and requests with the highest priority.

###  Health Score

79

—

ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity72

Solid adoption and visibility

Community48

Growing community involvement

Maturity90

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor3

3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~21 days

Recently: every ~36 days

Total

158

Last Release

62d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02017-03-31

PHP version history (6 changes)v0.1.0PHP &gt;=5.5

v1.4.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9

v1.47.0PHP &gt;=5.6

v1.50.0PHP &gt;=7.4

v1.56.1PHP ^8.0

v1.64.1PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

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