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instinct/types-autoboxing
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Wrapping primitive types into objects automatically

v1.0.0-BETA2(12y ago)1113MITPHPPHP >=5.3.3

Since Apr 15Pushed 12y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP types autoboxing
====================

[](#php-types-autoboxing)

An implementation of the experimental PHP extension [SPL Types](http://www.php.net/manual/book.spl-types.php).

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

PHP 5.3.3 or above (at least 5.3.4 recommended to avoid potential bugs)

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

[](#installation)

Using Composer, just add the following configuration to your `composer.json`:

```
{
    "require": {
        "instinct/types-autoboxing": "1.0.*"
    }
}
```

If you don't have Composer yet, download it following the instructions on  or just run the following command:

```
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

Now tell composer to download it by running the command:

```
php composer.phar update instinct/types-autoboxing
```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

```
Bool::create($var); // Defined a new boolean type
$var = true;       // Assign it a new value
if ($var instanceof Bool) {
    // $var is always a Bool object
}
```

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

[](#contributing)

Fork the project, create a feature branch, and send us a pull request.

To ensure a consistent code base, you should make sure the code follows the [Coding Standards](http://symfony.com/doc/master/contributing/code/standards.html)which we borrowed from Symfony.

If you would like to help take a look at the [list of issues](https://github.com/alquerci/php-types-autoboxing/issues).

Contributors
------------

[](#contributors)

See the list of [contributors](https://github.com/alquerci/php-types-autoboxing/contributors) who participated in this project.

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/alquerci/php-types-autoboxing/blob/master/LICENSE) file for details

Running Tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

You can run the unit tests with the following command:

```
php composer.phar install --dev
phpunit
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 26% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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 ~305 days

Total

2

Last Release

4519d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2987860?v=4)[Alexandre Quercia](/maintainers/alquerci)[@alquerci](https://github.com/alquerci)

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Top Contributors

[![alquerci](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2987860?v=4)](https://github.com/alquerci "alquerci (20 commits)")

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