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mass6/flexible-dto
==================

Data transfer object with validation and value casting

4.11.0(1y ago)14.1kMITPHPPHP ^8.2

Since May 19Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Flexible data transfer objects with validation, property whitelisting, and custom casts
=======================================================================================

[](#flexible-data-transfer-objects-with-validation-property-whitelisting-and-custom-casts)

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The aim of this package is to make it really easy to construct Data Transfer Objects with data properties constrained to a specified whitelist. Then, you can choose to construct the DTO by passing in each property individually like a classic DTO, or via an associative array.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require mass6/flexible-dto
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

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

[](#documentation)

Check out the documentation at the [Flexibile DTO Documentation](https://sam.ciaramilaro.com/docs/flexible-dto/introduction/) website.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance32

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

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 ~43 days

Total

20

Last Release

690d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02022-05-19

v1.x-dev → 2.1.02022-05-20

2.2.0 → 3.0.02023-03-13

3.0.0 → 4.0.02024-03-04

PHP version history (4 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.4

2.0.0PHP ^8

3.0.0PHP ^8.1

4.10.0PHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2149382?v=4)[Sam Ciaramilaro](/maintainers/mass6)[@mass6](https://github.com/mass6)

---

Top Contributors

[![mass6](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2149382?v=4)](https://github.com/mass6 "mass6 (23 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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