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j45l/maybe-php
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Maybe for PHP

4.1.3(3y ago)66.0kMITPHPPHP ^7.1|~8

Since Mar 5Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/jordibisbal/maybe-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/j45l/maybe-php)[ RSS](/packages/j45l-maybe-php/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago

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Why
===

[](#why)

Optional (inspired by the functional thing), helps to:

- Better handling of exception (JustSuccess/Failure).
- Better typed alternative to the use of null (None/Some).
- Simplify the control flow on errors.
- Build failsafe code
- Improve testability.

Optional
--------

[](#optional)

Is a pragmatic version on the Optional/Either/Maybe from functional programing, it provides functionality present in such languages along some extra to solve some common use cases in php.

Some literature about, google for more:

Optional Documentation
----------------------

[](#optional-documentation)

[Optional class](resources/documentation/Optional.md)

[Support functions](resources/documentation/Functions.md)

###  Health Score

31

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LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~3 days

Total

70

Last Release

1296d ago

Major Versions

1.9.1.1 → 3.1.9.12022-07-04

1.9.1.5 → 3.1.9.22022-07-07

1.9.2.0 → 3.2.02022-07-20

3.5.0 → 4.0.02022-10-15

v3.x-dev → 4.1.22022-10-28

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/da578abff91c7e1eec1d6b3d3844c83196955118805bcbd974f8b8a5a114f5b3?d=identicon)[jordibisbal](/maintainers/jordibisbal)

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Top Contributors

[![jordibisbal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10561525?v=4)](https://github.com/jordibisbal "jordibisbal (128 commits)")

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Tags

optionmaybeoptionaleither

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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