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m3m0r7/pnl
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PHP native-library extension manager: FFI runtime SDK plus the pnl/pnlx CLI built from the bundled Rust sources on install.

v0.6.0(1mo ago)821MITRustPHP >=8.3CI passing

Since Jun 9Pushed 4w agoCompare

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pnl
===

[](#pnl)

[日本語版](README.ja.md)

**pnl makes it easy to use C libraries from PHP.** It installs library "packages", finds the C library and headers already on your machine, generates PHP wrappers, and exposes everything through the `Pnlx` PHP SDK — think Composer, but for C libraries.

```
pnl init
pnl search 'lib*'    # browse available packages (default repo + your own)
pnl install libc
pnl list 'lib*'      # show what you have installed
```

See the [Quick Start](docs/en/quick-start.md) to call C `printf` from PHP in a minute.

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Documentation](#documentation)
- [License](#license)

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- [Overview](docs/en/overview.md) — What pnl is, how it works, and project status.
- [Quick Start](docs/en/quick-start.md) — Call C `printf` from PHP in a few commands.
- [Installation](docs/en/installation.md) — Requirements and building/installing the binaries.
- [Configuration](docs/en/configuration.md) — Project layout and writing `pnl.json`.
- [Install Sources](docs/en/install-sources.md) — URLs, paths, bare names, archives, and native discovery.
- [Commands](docs/en/commands.md) — `pnl` and `pnlx` command reference.
- [PHP Usage](docs/en/php-usage.md) — Loading extensions and the generated files.
- [Development](docs/en/development.md) — Validation, testing, and the JSON schemas.
- [Conventions](docs/en/conventions.md) — Source-tree naming, coding rules, and the architecture layers.

The official default package repository is ****, which publishes a `repository-index.json` so `pnl search` can browse it without cloning. A repository may also expose short aliases (e.g. `sdl` → `libsdl`), so `pnl install sdl` resolves to the referenced package. The built-in endpoints can be overridden per project — see [Configuration](docs/en/configuration.md).

The generated PHP SDK loads itself through its own autoloader (`@pnlx/autoload.php`), so it runs without a Composer autoloader at runtime.

License
-------

[](#license)

This repository is currently marked as MIT in `composer.json`. The bundled C libraries keep their own upstream licenses; see the package manifests and READMEs at `https://github.com/m3m0r7/pnl-packages`.

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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

25

Last Release

33d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.6PHP >=8.2

v0.2.0PHP >=8.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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