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internal/destroy
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1.0.0(8mo ago)55870.4k↓29.1%[1 PRs](https://github.com/php-internal/destroy/pulls)4BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

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Destruction as a Service

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The package provides explicit resource management for PHP applications through the `Destroyable` interface. It solves memory leaks in long-running applications by enabling deterministic cleanup of resources and breaking circular reference chains that prevent garbage collection.

**Why Not Just `__destruct()`?**

PHP's `__destruct()` method has critical limitations with circular references. While simple two-object cycles (A → B → A) can sometimes be resolved by `gc_collect_cycles()`, more complex scenarios with three or more interconnected objects often fail to trigger destructors at all.

Additionally, `gc_collect_cycles()` has significant performance overhead, making frequent calls impractical in high-performance applications.

```
// Simple cycle - might be collected eventually
$a->ref = $b;
$b->ref = $a;

// Complex cycle - often never collected
$a->ref = $b;
$b->ref = $c;
$c->ref = $a;
```

The `Destroyable` interface provides explicit control over cleanup, ensuring resources are freed deterministically without relying on garbage collection cycles or performance-impacting manual collection calls.

Perfect for daemon processes, event-driven applications, and any scenario where deterministic resource cleanup is critical.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require internal/destroy
```

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###  Health Score

49

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FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance74

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity50

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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 ~170 days

Total

2

Last Release

82d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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