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mawebdk/clock
=============

Representation of a clock with easy mocking of current date and time for testing.

1.0.1(1y ago)081BSD-2-ClausePHPPHP ^8.3.6

Since Feb 23Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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clock
=====

[](#clock)

This package contains a representation of a clock with easy mocking of current date and time for testing.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Obtain the current UTC date and time as a DateTimeImmutable object.

```
$currentUtcDateTime = Clock::getSingleton()->now();

```

Mocking of current UTC date and time
------------------------------------

[](#mocking-of-current-utc-date-and-time)

Use ReflectionClass to set the Clock singleton to a mocked class implementing ClockInterface.

```
/**
 * @throws Exception
 */
public function testMocking()
{
    $mockedDateTimeImmutable = DateTimeImmutable::createFromFormat(
        format: 'Y-m-d H:i:s.u',
        datetime: '1999-12-31 23:59:59.999999',
        timezone: new DateTimeZone(timezone: 'UTC')
    );

    $mockedClock = $this->createMock(type: ClockInterface::class);
    $mockedClock
        ->method(constraint: 'now')
        ->willReturn($mockedDateTimeImmutable);

    $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass(objectOrClass: Clock::class);
    $reflectionClass->setStaticPropertyValue(name: 'singleton', value: $mockedClock);

    $this->assertSame(
        expected: $mockedDateTimeImmutable->format(format: 'Y-m-d H:i:s.u'),
        actual: Clock::getSingleton()->now()->format(format: 'Y-m-d H:i:s.u')
    );
}

```

Remember to reset singleton to ensure usage of correct date and time in subsequent tests.

```
protected function tearDown(): void
{
    // Reset singleton to ensure usage of correct date and time in subsequent tests.
    $reflectionClass = new ReflectionClass(objectOrClass: Clock::class);
    $reflectionClass->setStaticPropertyValue(name: 'singleton', value: null);
}

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance45

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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 ~21 days

Total

2

Last Release

428d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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