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innmind/type
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1.2.0(2y ago)120.2k↓47.7%[2 issues](https://github.com/Innmind/type/issues)2MITPHPPHP ~8.2

Since Jul 16Pushed 2y ago2 watchersCompare

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type
====

[](#type)

[![Build Status](https://github.com/innmind/type/workflows/CI/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/innmind/type/actions?query=workflow%3ACI)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/41aa151bb459e0425df87d1166b02072ccfd74cadff45c0e6acc664a8d2d3382/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f696e6e6d696e642f747970652f6272616e63682f646576656c6f702f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/innmind/type)[![Type Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9408008efe5ee6436b52eb4f54b3962456a81148ee5cc0e0ee2725d62b7c4b27/68747470733a2f2f73686570686572642e6465762f6769746875622f696e6e6d696e642f747970652f636f7665726167652e737667)](https://shepherd.dev/github/innmind/type)

This package allows to describe types as objects to check if a given type can accept a value or if it is compatible with another type.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require innmind/type
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Innmind\Type\{
    Build,
    Primitive,
};

final class Example
{
    private int $id;
}

$type = Build::fromReflection((new \ReflectionProperty(Example::class, 'id'))->getType());
$type->allows(42); // true
$type->allows('some-uuid'); // false

$type->accepts(Primitive::int()); // true
$type->accepts(Primitive::string()); // false
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~108 days

Total

3

Last Release

821d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/851425?v=4)[Baptiste Langlade](/maintainers/Baptouuuu)[@Baptouuuu](https://github.com/Baptouuuu)

---

Top Contributors

[![Baptouuuu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/851425?v=4)](https://github.com/Baptouuuu "Baptouuuu (15 commits)")

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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