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longtimejones/toucanine
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A very simple, yet flexible, PHP5 HMVC-alike micro framework.

v1.1.2(5y ago)013MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Sep 26Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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[![ToucaNine](toucanine.png)](toucanine.png) ToucaNine
======================================================

[](#-toucanine)

A very simple, yet flexible, PHP5 HMVC-alike micro framework.

***Notice:** the source has been revised nearly 6 years after release of v1.1.1. The framework was and is intended as a mock-up for OOP learning. PHP has progressed and matured a lot since v5.4. Many of the techniques used in the framework are now obsoleted in PHP v7.4.*

### Components

[](#components)

ToucaNine framework comes packed with Nette HTTP Component, Illuminate Database, and HTML Purifier.

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

PHP v5.4.0

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
composer create-project longtimejones/toucanine --prefer-dist

```

### Basic usage instructions

[](#basic-usage-instructions)

```
require __DIR__ . '/path/to/src/ToucaNine/Bootstrapper.php';

$app->route('GET /', function () use ($app) {
    echo 'Hello, world!';
});

$app->dispatch();
```

**Setup app controller routes**

```
$app->route('GET /hello-world', array(
    'Welcome',    /* App controller */
    'helloWorld', /* Controller method */
));

$app->route('GET /hello-user/([^/]+)', array(
    'Welcome',   /* App controller */
    'helloUser', /* Controller method */
    '$1',        /* Argument passed to method */
));
```

**Configuration file**

Configuration for machines, Illuminate Database, and HTML Purifier.

```
app/Config.php

```

**Executing HTML Purifier app helper**

```
$this->helper('Html')->purifier()->purify($value);
```

**Executing Illuminate Database app model**

```
$this->model('User')->byUsername($user)->first()
```

**HMVC**

```
$this->controller('NameOfYourAppController')->invoke('nameOfControllerMethod', array(
    $argument1,
    $argument2,
    ...
));
```

**RESTful**

```
$app->route('POST /example/id/([^/]+)', function () use ($app) {
    ...
});
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~1128 days

Total

3

Last Release

2044d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.1PHP >=5.4.0

v1.1.2PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1840138?v=4)[Tim Jong Olesen](/maintainers/longtimejones)[@longtimejones](https://github.com/longtimejones)

---

Top Contributors

[![longtimejones](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1840138?v=4)](https://github.com/longtimejones "longtimejones (6 commits)")

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Tags

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