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ikelutra/php-swarmed
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v1.0.2(7y ago)017MITPHPPHP ^7.0

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PHP-Swarmed
===========

[](#php-swarmed)

Loads docker secrets into PHP environment variables.

This is a PHP version of [go-swarmed](https://github.com/blaskovicz/go-swarmed). It was also inspired by [phpdotenv](https://github.com/vlucas/phpdotenv).

Why?
----

[](#why)

Because most frameworks, e.g. Symfony and Laravel, expect configuration variables as environment variables. Docker correctly recommends not setting sensitive environment variables as other applications can read these and instead recommend [secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/). For ease of use this library lets you import these secrets files into environment variables to allow you to use them as you usually would.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ikelutra\php-swarmed

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

It is fairly simple and will convert the filename of the secret into the uppercase version as the key e.g. `/run/secrets/my_simple_secret` to `MY_SIMPLE_SECRET`. The value is the is the contents of the file minus any trailing whitespace.

```
$swarmed = new IkeLutra\Swarmed\Swarmed;
$swarmed->load();

```

By default it won't overwrite existing variables, for example set at runtime or by the Dockerfile. If you would like to overwrite these use:

```
$swarmed = new IkeLutra\Swarmed\Swarmed;
$swarmed->overload();

```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

The tests use docker-compose. To run them simply do:

```
docker-compose up

```

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

[](#contributing)

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Make your changes
4. Run the tests, adding new ones for your own code if necessary (`docker-compose up`)
5. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Added some feature'`)
6. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
7. Create new Pull Request

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

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 ~165 days

Total

3

Last Release

2700d ago

### Community

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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