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jedibc/optional
===============

PHP port of Java Optional<T>

1.0.0(10y ago)0392MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Apr 16Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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jedibc/optional
===============

[](#jedibcoptional)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8ef212f7ba2540e978ca798dd4149e439b6a55a308d2a3e3d3d605d4d42568ce/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4a45444942432f6f7074696f6e616c2e706e67)](https://travis-ci.org/JEDIBC/optional)

PHP port of the Java `Optional`

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

[](#installation)

The recommended way to install the library is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). Require the `jedibc/optional` package into your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "jedibc/optional": "@stable"
    }
}
```

License
-------

[](#license)

jedibc/optional is released under the MIT License. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3680d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3600694cb928912bc7e66ec774e4154356920790a1afeea29369dba9181c2687?d=identicon)[JEDI\_BC](/maintainers/JEDI_BC)

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Top Contributors

[![JEDIBC](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/292261?v=4)](https://github.com/JEDIBC "JEDIBC (2 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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