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kraken-php/runtime
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Kraken Framework Runtime Component.

v0.4.1(9y ago)41.6k14MITPHPPHP >=5.6.7

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Kraken Runtime Component
========================

[](#kraken-runtime-component)

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> **Note:** This repository is a part of [Kraken Framework](https://github.com/kraken-php/framework), but **can be used freely as standalone library**. If you are interested in more asynchronous components for PHP, check out the rest of [Kraken repository](https://github.com/kraken-php) or see our [asynchronous application skeleton](https://github.com/kraken-php/kraken) example.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

Runtime is component that provides container-based abstraction for Threads and Processes and means of managing and supervising children containers from its ancestor level.

Feature Highlights
------------------

[](#feature-highlights)

Runtime features:

- Container-based abstraction for Threads and Processes,
- Separation between standard and emergent flow of business logic inside single container,
- Command-based controls to pass orders between containers,
- Built-in Process local and remote managers,
- Built-in Thread local and remote managers,
- Built-in Runtime managers abstracting management of processes and threads,
- Supervision mechanisms with separation of local and remote errors,
- Supervision problem solvers,
- Kraken Framework compatibility,
- ...and more.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

See more examples in [official documentation](http://kraken-php.com/docs/api-runtime).

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP-5.6 or PHP-7.0+,
- UNIX for multi-processing,
- PHP [Pthreads](http://php.net/manual/en/book.pthreads.php) extension enabled for multi-threading,

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require kraken-php/runtime

```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

Tests are provided within our write-only [Framework repository](https://github.com/kraken-php/framework).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Documentation for this module can be found in the [official documentation](http://kraken-php.com/docs/api-runtime).

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

[](#contributing)

This library is read-only subtree split of Kraken Framework. To make contributions, please go to [Framework repository](https://github.com/kraken-php/framework).

License
-------

[](#license)

This library licensed under the MIT license, see more information in [Kraken Framework](https://github.com/kraken-php/framework) license section.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.7% 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 ~34 days

Recently: every ~53 days

Total

8

Last Release

3340d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.3.0PHP >=5.5.9

v0.4.1PHP >=5.6.7

### Community

Maintainers

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