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logiek/laravel-reading-time
===========================

This package makes it easy to calculate the estimated reading time for a given piece of content with Laravel.

1.1.0(2y ago)3978MITPHPPHP ^8.0|^8.1|^8.2

Since Dec 1Pushed 9mo ago1 watchersCompare

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laravel-reading-time
====================

[](#laravel-reading-time)

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This package makes it easy to calculate the estimated reading time for a given piece of content with Laravel.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via Composer:

```
composer require logiek/laravel-reading-time
```

The package will automatically register itself. Optionally you can publish the config file with:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Logiek\ReadingTime\ReadingTimeServiceProvider" --tag="config"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Logiek\ReadingTime\ReadingTime;

echo (new ReadingTime())->slow('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.');

// Using the container
echo app(ReadingTime::class)->average('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.');

// Using the helper
echo reading_time()->fast('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.');
echo reading_time('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.');
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about recent changes.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance41

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~617 days

Total

2

Last Release

1006d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.0

1.1.0PHP ^8.0|^8.1|^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![jordinbrouwer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18177037?v=4)](https://github.com/jordinbrouwer "jordinbrouwer (3 commits)")

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Tags

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