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milqmedia/mq-util
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Milq Media Utilities

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mq-util
=======

[](#mq-util)

> **`mq-util` is deprecated**. Please use another package with active development.

Basic utillities used in ZF2 controller and views.

**Zend Framework 2 View helpers**

- less() to convert LESS files to CSS
- js() to retrieve versioned js files
- dateFormat() to format dates in different, many used, formats
- percent() to quickly calculate a percentage

**MQUtil\\Collector\\Milq**

ZendDeveloperTools collector listing environment, timezone and defaultlocale

**MQUtil\\Log\\Writer\\Doctrine**

Doctrine log writer

**MQUtil\\Service\\ShortUrl**

Url shortner using the Google urlshortener API.

**MQUtil\\Service\\Paginator**

Super simple and easy to use pagination class

**MQUtil\\Service\\Iterator**

Super simple and easy to use iteration class with prevItem support

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

1. Run `php composer.phar require milqmedia/mq-util:dev-master`
2. Add `MQUtil ` to the enabled modules list
3. Use the less or js viewhelper in your template

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

**Less & JS helpers**

```
$this->headLink()->setStylesheet($this->basePath($this->less('less/site.less')))
$this->headScript()->setFile({$this->basePath($this->js('jquery')))

```

**Percent view helper**

```
$this->percent($total, $count, $reverse = false);

```

- **$total**: Total items
- **$count**: Items to calculate percentage of
- **$reverse**: Return the remaining percentage instead of the calculated percentage

**DateFormat view helper**

```
$this->dateFormat($date)->dayName();

```

Available methods:

- **forumDate**: Returns "H:i" if today, "d-m H:i" if this year, else "d-m-y H:i"
- **ago**: Returns seconds, minutes, hours, days, etc. ago since given date
- **dayName($short = false)**: Dayname for the given date, if short is true dayname is in a short format e.g. Sun.
- **monthName**: Monthname for the given date

**MQUtil\\Collector\\Milq**

Add the collector to the zdt config file

```
array(
    'zenddevelopertools' => array(
        'profiler' => array(
            'collectors' => array('milq' => 'MQUtil\Collector\Milq'),
        ),
    )

```

And a template to the toolbar

```
array(
    'zenddevelopertools' => array(
        'toolbar' => array(
          'entries'       => array(
	          'milq' => 'zend-developer-tools/toolbar/milq',
	        ),
	      )
	   )
)

```

**MQUtil\\Log\\Writer\\Doctrine**

Copy the `Log.php.dist` file from the package root to your entity directory. Change the namespace if necessary.

Use it like this:

```
$this->getServiceLocator()->get('Zend\Log\Logger')->err("error")

```

**MQUtil\\Service\\ShortUrl**

Configure your Google API Key:

```
return array(
	'google_short_url' => array(
		'apiKey' => '',
	)
);

```

Use it like this:

```
$shortUrlApi = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('MQUtil\Service\ShortUrl');
$response = $shortUrlApi->shortenUrl('http://google.com');

```

If successful, the response will look like:

```
{
 "kind": "urlshortener#url",
 "id": "http://goo.gl/fbsS",
 "longUrl": "http://www.google.com/"
}

```

**MQUtil\\Service\\Paginator**

Create a new pagination object:

```
$paginator = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('MQUtil\Service\Paginator')->getPaginator($numberOfItems, $numberOfItemsPerPage, $currentPage);

```

Available methods:

```
$paginator->next();
$paginator->prev();
$paginator->current();
$paginator->total();
$paginator->offsetStart();
$paginator->isLastPage();

```

**MQUtil\\Service\\Iterator**

Create a new iteration object:

```
$iterator = $this->getServiceLocator()->get('MQUtil\Service\Iterator')->getIterator($array, $currentItem);

```

Available methods:

```
$iterator->hasNext();
$iterator->nextItem();
$iterator->hasPrev();
$iterator->prevItem();
$iterator->currentItem();
$iterator->isLastItem();

```

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

[](#development)

...

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

1. Fork it (  )
2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)
3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)
5. Create a new Pull Request

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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