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kestrel/router
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A lightweight, fast and dependency-free PHP router with route groups, middleware, named routes and reverse routing. Compatible with PHP 5.4+.

v1.0.4(yesterday)012↑400%MITPHP >=5.4

Since Aug 30Compare

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###  Health Score

37

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance100

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity32

Early-stage or recently created project

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 ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

1d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/73518955?v=4)[gmood](/maintainers/ligaolin)[@ligaolin](https://github.com/ligaolin)

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