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joelvardy/flash
===============

Library for storing and retrieving flash data / messages.

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Flash Data / Messages Library
=============================

[](#flash-data--messages-library)

This is a simple library which has two static methods allowing you to get/set flash data or messages.

Coded by [Joel Vardy](https://joelvardy.com/).

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

[](#installation)

Add the following to your `composer.json` require object:

```
"joelvardy/flash": "dev-master"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Data

[](#data)

Set data upon failure.

```
Flash::data(array(
	'username' => $username,
	'email' => $email
));
```

Read data to display on the front end:

```
$data = Flash::data();
```

### Messages

[](#messages)

Set an error message:

```
Flash::message('error', 'You must enter a valid email address.');
```

Read all flash messages:

```
$messages = Flash::message();
```

You may also be interested in my [template library](https://github.com/joelvardy/template).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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