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lackey/lackey
=============

Task runner for PHP

0.1.1(12y ago)087MITPHPPHP >=5.3

Since Jan 4Pushed 12y ago2 watchersCompare

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Lackey
======

[](#lackey)

PHP task runner

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e8baedd31684faa494c63874098ee8bc659d8ede61cbdd58b42e3f9cb562dad4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61636b65792f6c61636b65792f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/lackey/lackey)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f8cbc77e0700af88fed92df469c97edaa701afaef90d627d1c2661e4f6b8d4a2/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6c61636b65792f6c61636b65792f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/lackey/lackey)

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Installing
----------

[](#installing)

Make sure you have `~/.composer/vendor/bin/` in your path.

Install lackey globally.

```
composer global require lackey/lackey

```

Add lackey to your project's `composer.json` file.

```
{
    "require-dev": {
        "lackey/lackey": "0.1.1"
    }
}

```

Update the project's dependencies.

```
composer update

```

Lackeyfile
----------

[](#lackeyfile)

The Lackeyfile is where all of your project's lackey tasks are defined. In the root of your project create a file named `Lackeyfile.php`.

Use this project's [Lackeyfile](Lackeyfile.php) as a guide on how to define lackey tasks.

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###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4513d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/89eb316cf2355e2cc9cf2ab1319aa871e1a7852fc374ee6ca5a9b46b46f59e45?d=identicon)[yaworsw](/maintainers/yaworsw)

---

Top Contributors

[![yaworsw](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3655406?v=4)](https://github.com/yaworsw "yaworsw (102 commits)")

---

Tags

automationtaskbuild

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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![Health badge](/badges/lackey-lackey/health.svg)

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```

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