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k2gl/enum
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PHP BackedEnum spiced with syntactic sugar

2.0.1(2y ago)384MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Mar 12Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP BackedEnum spiced with syntactic sugar.
===========================================

[](#php-backedenum-spiced-with-syntactic-sugar)

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

[](#installation)

You can add this library as a local, per-project dependency to your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require k2gl/enum

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use K2gl\Enum\src\ExtendedBackedEnumInterface;use K2gl\Enum\Types\ExtendedBackedEnum\ExtendedBackedEnum;

enum CardSuit: string implements ExtendedBackedEnumInterface
{
    use ExtendedBackedEnum;

    case HEARTS = 'hearts';
    case DIAMONDS = 'diamonds';
    case CLUBS = 'clubs';
    case SPADES = 'spades';
}

enum ResponseCode: int implements ExtendedBackedEnumInterface
{
    use ExtendedBackedEnum;

    case HTTP_OK = 200;
    case HTTP_I_AM_A_TEAPOT = 418;
}

$suit = CardSuit::any(); // random CardSuit
$suit = CardSuit::anyoneExcept(CardSuit::CLUBS); // random CardSuit except 'clubs'
$suit = CardSuit::anyoneExcept([CardSuit::HEARTS, CardSuit::DIAMONDS]); // random CardSuit except 'hearts' and 'diamonds'

$suit = CardSuit::SPADES;
$suit->is(CardSuit::SPADES); // true
$suit->is('spades'); // true
$suit->is(CardSuit::HEARTS); // false

$suit = ResponseCode::HTTP_I_AM_A_TEAPOT;
$suit->isNot(200); // true
$suit->isNot(ResponseCode::HTTP_OK); // true
$suit->isNot(418); // false
$suit->isNot(ResponseCode::HTTP_I_AM_A_TEAPOT); // false

CardSuit::names(); // ['HEARTS', 'DIAMONDS', 'CLUBS', 'SPADES']
CardSuit::values(); // ['hearts', 'diamonds', 'clubs', 'spades']
```

Pull requests are always welcome
--------------------------------

[](#pull-requests-are-always-welcome)

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###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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

Every ~42 days

Recently: every ~52 days

Total

6

Last Release

950d ago

Major Versions

1.0.3 → 2.0.02023-10-08

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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