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grayphp/helpers
===============

core php helper functions.

v0.3(3y ago)313MITPHPPHP \*

Since Aug 15Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Core php helper functions.
--------------------------

[](#core-php-helper-functions)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install helper-functions with composer

```
  composer require grayphp/helpers
```

Helpers
-------

[](#helpers)

```
array_get:/**
     * Gets a value in an array by dot notation for the keys.
     *
     * @param string $key
     * @param array  $array
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
array_set:/**
     * Sets a value in an array using the dot notation.
     *
     * @param string $key
     * @param mixed  $value
     * @param array  $array
     *
     * @return bool
     */
array_first:/**
     * Returns the first element of an array.
     *
     * @param array $array
     *
     * @return mixed $value
     */
array_last:/**
     * Returns the last element of an array.
     *
     * @param array $array
     *
     * @return mixed $value
     */
to_array:/**
     * Converts a string or an object to an array.
     *
     * @param string|object $var
     *
     * @return array|null
     */
to_object:/**
     * Converts an array to an object.
     *
     * @param array $array
     *
     * @return object|null
     */
is_assoc:/**
     * Detects if the given value is an associative array.
     *
     * @param array $array
     *
     * @return bool
     */
create_captcha:/**
     * Create a captcha image.
     * @return void
     */
validate_captcha:/**
     * Validate a captcha image.
     * @param string $userInput
     * @return bool
     */
```

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###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Every ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

1368d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

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