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gufran/former
=============

Better way to handle forms and validation as an entity

0.1.1(11y ago)320MITPHP

Since Aug 2Pushed 11y agoCompare

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READMEChangelogDependencies (4)Versions (3)Used By (0)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

Handle Form data and Validation with ease.

Install
-------

[](#install)

run `composer require gufran/former *` or add this to your `composer.json` file

```
"require": {
    "gufran/former": "*"
}

```

and run `composer install`

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Refer to the [Documentation](http://www.gufran.me/post/handle-form-data-and-validation) post on my blog.

License
-------

[](#license)

This repository is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1 days

Total

2

Last Release

4305d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0fa099f48a1807aab42a483d2432470a5fed7a42e65a35391e68e12aa06eccb9?d=identicon)[Gufran](/maintainers/Gufran)

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Top Contributors

[![Gufran](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2152267?v=4)](https://github.com/Gufran "Gufran (12 commits)")

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Tags

frameworklaravelvalidationform

###  Code Quality

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