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gregoriohc/byname
=================

PHP trait for bynaming (nicknaming) classes/objects

v1.0.2(4y ago)0574MITPHPPHP ~5.6|~7.0|~8.0

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byname
======

[](#byname)

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PHP trait for bynaming (nicknaming) classes/objects.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require gregoriohc/byname
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

By default, the class byname is the class basename (without namespace).

```
class MyClass {
    use HasByname;
}

echo MyClass::byname();
// MyClass
```

### Removing prefix and/or suffix

[](#removing-prefix-andor-suffix)

You can remove some characters from the beginning (prefix) or the end (suffix) of the byname overriding the `bynamePrefix` and `bynameSuffix` methods and returning the string to remove or the number of characters.

```
class MyClass {
    use HasByname;
    protected static function bynamePrefix()
    {
        return 'My';
    }
}

echo MyClass::byname();
// Class
```

```
class MyClass {
    use HasByname;
    protected static function bynameSuffix()
    {
        return 5;
    }
}

echo MyClass::byname();
// My
```

A more complex example, mixing this with inheritance:

```
abstract class BaseController {
    use HasByname;
    protected static function bynameSuffix()
    {
        return 'Controller';
    }
    public function model()
    {
        $class = '\\App\\' . $this->byname();
        return new $class();
    }
}

class UserController extends BaseController {
    ...
}

echo UserController::byname();
// User

$user = (new UserController)->model();
print_r($user);
// App\User Object (...)
```

### Custom byname

[](#custom-byname)

You can set a custom byname overriding the `bynameValue` method.

```
class MyClass {
    use HasByname;
    protected static function bynameValue()
    {
        return 'Cool';
    }
}

echo MyClass::byname();
// Cool
```

### Case

[](#case)

Yu can also get the name in three diferent cases:

```
class MyClass {
    use HasByname;
}

echo MyClass::bynameSnake();
// my_class
echo MyClass::bynameCamel();
// myClass
echo MyClass::bynameStudly();
// MyClass
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Security

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Socialware
----------

[](#socialware)

You're free to use this package, but if it makes it to your production environment I highly appreciate you sharing it on any social network.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Gregorio Hernández Caso](https://github.com/gregoriohc)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 71% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~609 days

Total

3

Last Release

1795d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ~5.6|~7.0

v1.0.2PHP ~5.6|~7.0|~8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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