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ifixit/php7-optional
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PHP 7 optional wrapper that provides an alternative to null

3.0(3y ago)774.7k↓29.5%MITPHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

Since Sep 23Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/iFixit/php7-optional)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ifixit/php7-optional)[ RSS](/packages/ifixit-php7-optional/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (13)Used By (0)

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The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/iFixit/php7-optional).

###  Health Score

38

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LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.2% 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 ~131 days

Recently: every ~293 days

Total

10

Last Release

1250d ago

Major Versions

1.6.0 → 2.02019-11-25

2.1 → 3.02022-12-16

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0PHP ^7.2

1.2.0PHP ^7.1

2.1PHP ^7.2 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26855?v=4)[Daniel Beardsley](/maintainers/danielbeardsley)[@danielbeardsley](https://github.com/danielbeardsley)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ca99660e081ca55522acf43c9b2a68a5fad39ae02c9f204fc11a744a9d708cf2?d=identicon)[jarstelfox](/maintainers/jarstelfox)

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Top Contributors

[![jarstelfox](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/857362?v=4)](https://github.com/jarstelfox "jarstelfox (186 commits)")[![djmetzle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6876047?v=4)](https://github.com/djmetzle "djmetzle (13 commits)")[![sterlinghirsh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/589425?v=4)](https://github.com/sterlinghirsh "sterlinghirsh (2 commits)")[![andyg0808](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1283490?v=4)](https://github.com/andyg0808 "andyg0808 (1 commits)")[![davidrans](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/806152?v=4)](https://github.com/davidrans "davidrans (1 commits)")[![ptondereau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4287777?v=4)](https://github.com/ptondereau "ptondereau (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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