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maximaster/alterator
====================

Alternatives iterator.

v1.0.0(1y ago)04MITPHPPHP ^7.4

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maximaster/alterator
====================

[](#maximasteralterator)

Alternatives iterator.

```
composer require maximaster/alterator
```

Example
-------

[](#example)

Imagine you have an object with the name "Document (5)" and a user decides to copy it. You need to generate a new name for this copy.

Here's how you can do it using the library:

```
// create the library classes manually or get them from your DI container.
$unusedSeeker = new AlteratorUnsusedSeeker(new PostfixIndexAlterator());

$copyName = $unusedSeeker->suggest(
    // Old name.
    'Document (5)',
    // Your strategy to ensure that the suggested name is not already used.
    static fn (string $alternativeName): bool => $database->exists('
        SELECT 1 FROM documents WHERE NAME = ?
    ', [$alternativeName])
);

// This would be "Document (6)" unless your strategy found it already used.
return $copyName;
```

See other examples in [spec](./spec) folder.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

```
devbox run lint
devbox run test
```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance34

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

633d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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