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joetjen/abstractcli
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Abstract base class for command line parsing

0.0.4(5y ago)1711MITPHPPHP >=5.3

Since Feb 25Pushed 5y agoCompare

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AbstractCLI
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[](#abstractcli)

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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 ~990 days

Total

3

Last Release

2120d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7daadbc52def2d6c7c7363fa02e8a14be30b90a6c2920d59714adf314bf49cbf?d=identicon)[joetjen](/maintainers/joetjen)

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Top Contributors

[![joetjen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1041663?v=4)](https://github.com/joetjen "joetjen (15 commits)")

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