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gplcart/packer
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4D bin packing for GPLCart

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Packer is a [GPL Cart](https://github.com/gplcart/gplcart) module that tries to solve "4D" bin packing/knapsack problem. Useful when you need to know box size/weight to calculate shipping costs. Allows to automatically define the number of boxes needed to fit all the products while adding a new order (saved under `$order['data']['packages']`). Administrators can also check whether a list of products fits into a box. Based on the [BoxPacker](https://github.com/dvdoug/BoxPacker) library.

**Installation**

This module requires 3-d party library which should be downloaded separately. You have to use [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) to download all the dependencies.

1. From your web root directory: `composer require gplcart/packer`. If the module was downloaded and placed into `system/modules` manually, run `composer update` to make sure that all 3-d party files are presented in the `vendor` directory.
2. Go to `admin/module/list` end enable the module
3. Grant module specific permissions at `admin/user/role`
4. Boxes are managed at `admin/settings/box`

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity1

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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