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michaeldrennen/local-file
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A small php library that adds some functions to operate on local files, like an efficient line count function.

v2.0.2(5y ago)322.0k↓50%45MITPHPPHP ^7.3||^8.0

Since Mar 21Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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LocalFile v2.x
==============

[](#localfile-v2x)

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A small php library that handles some common functions needed for local files.

And then run `composer install` from the terminal.

### Quick Installation

[](#quick-installation)

Use the following command in your terminal:

```
composer require "michaeldrennen/local-file"

```

### Usage

[](#usage)

#### Get the number of lines in a file as an integer

[](#get-the-number-of-lines-in-a-file-as-an-integer)

```
use MichaelDrennen\LocalFile\LocalFile;

$lineCount = LocalFile::lineCount('/path/to/your/file.txt);
echo $lineCount;
```

#### Split a text file into chunks. Each chunk has 1000 lines.

[](#split-a-text-file-into-chunks-each-chunk-has-1000-lines)

```
use MichaelDrennen\LocalFile\LocalFile;

$splitFilePaths = LocalFile::split('/path/to/your/file.txt);
print_r($splitFilePaths);
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

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 ~146 days

Recently: every ~286 days

Total

11

Last Release

1874d ago

Major Versions

v1.x-dev → v2.0.02019-03-22

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.1PHP ^7.1

v2.0.0PHP ^7.3

v2.0.1PHP ^7.3||^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b701baeed9e105a4a117e363b478d932306516c9365b4f2e3ef2dfed358f608b?d=identicon)[michaeldrennen](/maintainers/michaeldrennen)

---

Top Contributors

[![michaeldrennen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5288190?v=4)](https://github.com/michaeldrennen "michaeldrennen (25 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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