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mf/type-validator
=================

TypeValidator for asserting types of values

4.1.0(4y ago)035.3k↓100%MITPHPPHP ^8.0

Since Sep 5Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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TypeValidator
=============

[](#typevalidator)

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TypeValidator for asserting types of values

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

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)

Requirements
----------------------------------------------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.0

Installation:
-----------------------------------------------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require mf/type-validator

```

Usage
--------------------------------------

[](#usage)

```
$validator = new TypeValidator(
    TypeValidator::TYPE_STRING,
    TypeValidator::TYPE_INT,
    [TypeValidator::TYPE_STRING],
    [TypeValidator::INT]
);

$validator->assertKeyType('string - value');
$validator->assertValueType(1);

$validator->assertValueType('invalid value type');  // throws InvalidArgumentException
```

### With Custom Exception

[](#with-custom-exception)

```
$validator = new TypeValidator(
    TypeValidator::TYPE_STRING,
    TypeValidator::TYPE_INT,
    [TypeValidator::TYPE_STRING],
    [TypeValidator::INT],
    App\MyCustomException::class
);

$validator->assertKeyType('string - value');
$validator->assertValueType(1);

$validator->assertValueType('invalid value type');  // throws App\MyCustomException
```

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity74

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 ~244 days

Recently: every ~296 days

Total

9

Last Release

1582d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02017-06-16

2.4.0 → 3.0.02021-03-30

3.0.0 → 4.0.02021-03-31

PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.5 || >=7.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.1

2.2.0PHP ^7.1

3.0.0PHP ^7.4

4.0.0PHP ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2bdf0b9957c08a48e70a52fce74fc4f1add30b12d442450d5e2b48854fc98b21?d=identicon)[MortalFlesh](/maintainers/MortalFlesh)

---

Top Contributors

[![MortalFlesh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6317184?v=4)](https://github.com/MortalFlesh "MortalFlesh (41 commits)")

---

Tags

asserting-typesgeneric-typesgenericstypevalidator

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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