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machbarmacher/boxfile
=====================

Command to handle freistil Boxfiles anywhere

0.1.3(8y ago)051[1 issues](https://github.com/machbarmacher/boxfile/issues)GPLv2+PHP

Since Aug 5Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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boxfile
=======

[](#boxfile)

This is a tool for applying Boxfile specifics to your project. A *Boxfile* is a configuration file for a [Freistilbox site](https://freistil.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201084675-The-Boxfile).

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

[](#installation)

The tool can be installed via Composer.

```
composer require machbarmacher/boxfile
```

Kudos
-----

[](#kudos)

Thanks to derhasi for the V1 implementation.

Command
-------

[](#command)

Creating symlinks for environment specific paths.

```
./vendor/bin/boxfile symlink [env] --boxfile=Boxfile --docroot=docroot
```

Example boxfile
---------------

[](#example-boxfile)

```
version: 1.0
shared_folders:
  - sites/default/files
env_specific_files:
  .htaccess:
    local: .htaccess.local
    staging: .htaccess.stage
  sites/default/settings.php:
    local: settings.local.php
    staging: settings.stage.php
```

With `./vendor/bin/boxfile local` symlinks for the given example will be applied.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 73.9% 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 ~291 days

Total

4

Last Release

3063d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![derhasi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/118502?v=4)](https://github.com/derhasi "derhasi (17 commits)")[![geek-merlin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15613398?v=4)](https://github.com/geek-merlin "geek-merlin (6 commits)")

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