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lewiscowles/file-extension-utils
================================

Utilities for dealing with file extensions

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filesystem-file-extension-php
=============================

[](#filesystem-file-extension-php)

PHP File Extension Utility Library

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Details
-------

[](#details)

### Runtime & Environment

[](#runtime--environment)

#### Production

[](#production)

This should work with any [security supported version of PHP 7.x](https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php) line

#### Development

[](#development)

Additional requirements are required for development

- Composer
- doxygen
- xDebug

### Namespaces

[](#namespaces)

`lewiscowles\Utils\FileSystem\Extension`

#### Methods provided

[](#methods-provided)

```
fixExtensionIfNeeded (string $originalExtension, string $filename) : string
```

```
getExtensionFromFilename (string $filename) : string
```

```
hasNoExtension (string $filename) : bool
```

```
isExtensionTooShort (string $extension) : bool
```

```
isDualPartExtension (string $extension) : bool
```

```
isDotFile (string $filename) : bool
```

Purpose
-------

[](#purpose)

This package was created solely for the purpose of facilitating the WordPress SVG plugin. It is my hope that it provides other benefit, but that has not been the case.

If you spot a bug, or have a feature-request or improvement, please [create an issue](/Lewiscowles1986/filesystem-file-extension-php/issues).

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

[](#contributing)

Documentation and Tests must be provided for any contribution. If this is a problem due to lack of knowledge or experience; please make an issue and submit a draft PR to ask for help. This should be a small enough library that learning can be helped.

At all times a polite and courteous tone should be used when communicating, contributing or interacting with this repository.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92% 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 ~298 days

Total

4

Last Release

2202d ago

Major Versions

1.2.5 → 2.0.02020-04-30

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.1PHP >=7.0

1.2.5PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

filesystemphp-libraryphp7tiny-library

###  Code Quality

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