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jpi/cron-linter
===============

Tool for linting cron files and expressions

v1.0.0(5mo ago)05[1 issues](https://github.com/jahidulpabelislam/cron-linter/issues)GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP ^8.0CI passing

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Cron Linter
===========

[](#cron-linter)

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Lint cron files. Based on the work of @Dave13h from , just the PHPCensor aspect removed and made into a standalone package.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

```
composer require --dev jpi/cron-linter
```

Add a `.cronlinter.yml` file to your project root that specifies a list of cron files to lint.

```
files:
  - /cron-1
  - /cron-2
```

Then run `php vendor/bin/lintcron`, which will list any errors found in the specified cron files. You can use a different config file location using the `--config-file` option.

You can also specify files to be linted using the `--files` option, providing a comma-separated list of file paths.

Or if you want to do it programmatically on files or content.

```
// Lint cron files
// $files is an array of file paths for cron files to check
// $baseDir (optional) is a string containing the base directory path for all file paths
$errors = \JPI\CronLinter::lintFiles($files, $baseDir);

// Lint cron content directly
// $expression is a string containing one or more cron expressions (one per line)
$errors = \JPI\CronLinter::lintContent($expression);

// Both methods return an array of error messages, or an empty array if no errors found
```

Support
-------

[](#support)

If you found this library interesting or useful please spread the word about this library: share on your socials, star on GitHub, etc.

If you find any issues or have any feature requests, you can open a [issue](https://github.com/jahidulpabelislam/cron-linter/issues) or email [me @ jahidulpabelislam.com](mailto:me@jahidulpabelislam.com) 😏.

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- [Jahidul Pabel Islam](https://jahidulpabelislam.com/) [](mailto:me@jahidulpabelislam.com)

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

This module is licenced under the GNU General Public Licence - see the [licence](LICENSE.md) file for details

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75.9% 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 ~7 days

Total

9

Last Release

123d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.5 → v1.0.02025-12-14

v0.1.6 → 1.x-dev2026-01-15

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3eb53275639d93b5fdae3b835527fdb958dbc1214e58a97d10fa50fe66a836cd?d=identicon)[jahidulpabelislam](/maintainers/jahidulpabelislam)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

cronlinterlinuxphpphptestingcroncontinuous integrationlintciopen-source

###  Code Quality

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