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mheinzerling/stringutils
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StringUtils class is similar to Apache Commons StringUtils for Java. It will be extended incrementally.

3.0.0(9y ago)04836MITPHP ^7.1.0

Since Oct 31Compare

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\#mheinzerling/stringutils

This is a small library similar to Apache Commons StringUtils for Java.

\##Composer "require": { "mheinzerling/stringutils": "^3.0.0" },

\##Methods StringUtils::startsWith StringUtils::endsWith StringUtils::contains StringUtils::firstCharToUpper StringUtils::firstCharToLower StringUtils::trimExplode StringUtils::isBlank StringUtils::findAndRemove StringUtils::implode StringUtils::findMatchingBracketPos StringUtils::toLower Escape::html

\##Changelog

### 3.0.0

[](#300)

- update to PHP 7.1
- StringUtils::toLower

### 2.2.0

[](#220)

- add StringUtils::findAndRemove
- add StringUtils::implode
- make StringUtils::startsWith/endsWith ignore case
- add StringUtils::trimExplode characters
- add StringUtils::findMatchingBracketPos

### 2.1.0

[](#210)

- add Escape utility class

### 2.0.0

[](#200)

- update to PHP 7

### 1.0.0

[](#100)

- initial version

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~15 days

Total

5

Last Release

3515d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02016-10-31

2.1.1 → 3.0.02016-12-30

PHP version history (3 changes)2.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

2.1.1PHP ^7.0.0

3.0.0PHP ^7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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