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kajna/core
==========

Simple and lightweight yet powerful PHP framework for writing REST APIs

3.7.2(2y ago)85.9k↑121.4%21MITPHPPHP >=7.2.0CI failing

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K-Core (Core part of K framework)
=================================

[](#k-core-core-part-of-k-framework)

[![Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ab8fe68bbe6f5b249940db2e609cda3ed267cdb4cfe0ba7d6aabe3be3b0fc05f/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f76657273696f6e2d332e362e302d626c75652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/kajna/k-framework)[![DUB](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/17e9757cbb55c60de819f19cd32613d4fc879fe79b5e6d9e8fbbb534328adee2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6475622f6c2f766962652d642e737667)](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

K is a mini framework intended for creation of REST APIs, made with simplicity and performance in mind.

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

To get started, you can follow the installation instructions and template app that is located [here](https://github.com/ACTIV8-Developers/K)

Running tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

```
phpunit --configuration tests/phpunit.xml

```

How to Contribute
-----------------

[](#how-to-contribute)

Check out GitHub repositories located on  and .

All pull requests must adhere to the PSR-2 standard.

All pull requests must be accompanied by passing unit tests and complete code coverage.

### Author

[](#author)

Author of framework is Milos Caenazzo

### Licence

[](#licence)

The K Framework is released under the [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) public license.

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 87% of packages

Maintenance44

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 94.7% 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 ~322 days

Recently: every ~345 days

Total

11

Last Release

907d ago

Major Versions

1.4.0 → 2.0.02015-05-23

2.0.0 → 3.0.02016-03-26

3.5.0 → 4.0.x-dev2021-07-17

PHP version history (4 changes)1.4.0PHP >=5.4.0

3.5.0PHP >=7.0.0

4.0.x-devPHP >=7.4.0

3.7.0PHP >=7.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/05b21474c04a1957849d3f9c496a37c868340646b1e5c7c5226e72689415a5db?d=identicon)[Kajna](/maintainers/Kajna)

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Top Contributors

[![Kajna](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4723904?v=4)](https://github.com/Kajna "Kajna (124 commits)")[![denismilosavljevic95](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/62133079?v=4)](https://github.com/denismilosavljevic95 "denismilosavljevic95 (5 commits)")[![Mecka](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4850588?v=4)](https://github.com/Mecka "Mecka (2 commits)")

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Tags

frameworkhttpmiddlewarephprouterphpapiframeworkrestrouterSimplelightweightk

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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