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lmnt/philo
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A functional programming library designed to work with existing language constructs in a point-free style. Use it to modularize logical expressions, simplify pattern matching, and create expressive data processing pipelines

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⍎ ρhilo
=======

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Functional & friendly

Requires PHP 7.4+

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require lmnt/philo:dev-master

```

Alternatively, if you'd just like to experiment with philo, check out [philo-cli](https://github.com/lmnt-dev/philo-cli)

###  Health Score

19

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LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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