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iolson/support
==============

Opinionated Laravel Support Package

v1.0.4(10y ago)31.5kMITPHPPHP >=5.5.9

Since May 1Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/iolson/support)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/iolson/support)[ Docs](http://github.com/iolson/support)[ RSS](/packages/iolson-support/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (13)Versions (6)Used By (0)

Support
=======

[](#support)

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An opinionated support package for Laravel, that provides flexible and reusable helper methods and traits for commonly used functionality.

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

[](#installation)

This package can be installed through Composer.

```
composer require iolson/support
```

You must install this service provider.

```
// config/app.php
'providers' => [
	...,
	IanOlson\Support\SupportServiceProvider::class,
];
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation can be found [here](https://github.com/iolson/support/tree/master/docs).

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Important versions listed below. Refer to the [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) for a full history of the project.

Support
-------

[](#support-1)

The following support channels can be used for contact.

- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ianmolson)
- [Email](me@ianolson.io)

Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests can be submitted by following our Contribution Guide.

Contributing & Protocols
----------------------------

[](#contributing--protocols)

- [Versioning](CONTRIBUTING.md#versioning)
- [Coding Standards](CONTRIBUTING.md#coding-standards)
- [Pull Requests](CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-requests)

License
-------

[](#license)

This software is released under the [MIT](LICENSE.md) License.

Copyright (c) 2016 Ian Olson

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

3666d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1b44433d3a9f7cbb46a60f2d53244f7b0ab5c3014edf41b54dd4a7809c4f4310?d=identicon)[iolson](/maintainers/iolson)

---

Tags

phplaravelsupport

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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