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minimalcode/php-java-optional
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Java9 Optional implementation for PHP

v1.0.8RC(8y ago)53.3k2Apache-2.0PHPPHP >=5.5

Since Apr 4Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare

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Php implementation of Java-9 Optional, with 'generics' support

Features
========

[](#features)

- Full 1:1 implementation of Java-9 Optional API
- Generic support (conceptually, obviously), for objects and primitives
- `OptionalBool`, `OptionalFloat`, `OptionalInt`, `OptionalString` already available
- Only 1 single class, optimized for performance
- Production ready

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

```
echo OptionalString::of('hello')->orElse('world');// echo 'hello'

echo OptonalInt::ofNullable(null)->orElse(42);// echo 42
```

Generics
========

[](#generics)

```
/**
 * @method Book get()
 * @method Book|null orElse($other)
 * @method Book orElseGet(callable $supplier)
 * @method Book orElseThrow(callable $exceptionSupplier)
 */
class OptionalBook extends AbstractOptional
{
    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    protected function supports($value)
    {
        return $value instanceof Book;
    }
}

$book = new Book()
$optBook = OptionalBook::of($book);
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 50% 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 ~10 days

Total

9

Last Release

3251d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0RCPHP >=5.4

v1.0.5RCPHP >=5.5

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpoptiongenericoptionaljava

###  Code Quality

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