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kola/potato-orm
===============

This is an ORM package that manages the persistence of database CRUD operations.

11351PHP

Since Nov 6Pushed 10y agoCompare

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potato-orm
==========

[](#potato-orm)

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This is an ORM package that manages the persistence of simple database CRUD operations.

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

[](#installation)

[PHP](https://php.net) 5.5+ and [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) are required.

Via Composer

```
$ composer require kola/potato-orm
```

```
$ composer install
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Create a class with the name of the corresponding table in the database. Extend the class to the base class `Model` under the namespace `Kola\PotatoOrm`.

For instance, a class for `dogs` or `Dogs` or `dog` or `Dog` table should look like this:

```
namespace Kola\PotatoOrm;

class Dog extends Model
{
}
```

- Create and save a record to database

```
$dog = new Dog();
$dog->name = "Rex";
$dog->breed= "Alsatian";
$dog->origin = "Germany";
$dog->save();
```

- Find and update a record in database

```
$dog = Dog::find(4);
$dog->name = "Bruno";
$dog->save();
```

OR

```
$dog = Dog::where('name', 'Rex');
$dog->breed = "Rottweiler";
$dog->save();
```

- Delete a record

```
$dog = Dog::destroy(2);
```

Feel free to name the class as the singular of the name of the database table. For instance, `User` class for `users` table.

`Note: Plurals of irregular nouns are not supported`

For instance, a class `Fish` should map to a table `fish` or `fishs`, not `fishes`. And a class `Child` should map to a table `child` or `childs`, not `children`.

Supported database
------------------

[](#supported-database)

Currently, only MYSQL and PostgreSQL are supported.

Work towards the support for other popular databases is in progress.

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please check out [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) file for information on what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ vendor/bin/phpunit test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please check out [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) file for detailed contribution guidelines.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

potato-orm is maintained by `Kolawole ERINOSO`.

License
-------

[](#license)

potato-orm is released under the MIT Licence. See the bundled [LICENSE](LICENSE.md) file for details.

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 21% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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.

### Community

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