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larabra/str
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Laravel Illuminate\\Support\\Str extended

v1.0.1(6y ago)09MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Nov 19Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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Laravel Illuminate\\Support\\Str extended
=========================================

[](#laravel-illuminatesupportstr-extended)

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MethodHelperDescription`Str::sanitizeName(string $string): string``str_sanitize_name(string $string): string`Sanitize names removing diacritics, changing to uppercase and removing duplicate blank spaces`Str::sanitizeNumber(string $string): string``str_sanitize_number(string $string): string`Sanitize numbers removing non-numeric characters. Very useful to unmask documents or phone number`Str::metaphone(string $string): string``str_metaphone(string $string): string`Metaphone is a phonetic algorithm for indexing words by their pronunciationInstallation
------------

[](#installation)

**Step 1**: Install package via Composer

```
composer require larabra/str
```

**Step 2**: If you are using Laravel 5, include the service provider within your `config/app.php` file.

```
'providers' => [
    Larabra\Str\LarabraStrServiceProvider::class,
];
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2372d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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