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mmucklo/inflect
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inflect - a memoizing inflector for php

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Inflect
=======

[](#inflect)

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Inflect is a memoizing inflector for PHP — pluralize, singularize, and format counted nouns for English.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP **8.1+** (the legacy PHP 5.3 baseline is maintained on the [`php5.3`](https://github.com/mmucklo/inflect/tree/php5.3) branch for back-ports)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require mmucklo/inflect
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Inflect\Inflect;

Inflect::pluralize('test');        // 'tests'
Inflect::singularize('tests');     // 'test'
Inflect::pluralizeIf(1, 'cat');    // '1 cat'
Inflect::pluralizeIf(3, 'person'); // '3 people'
```

Irregulars, uncountables, and case are handled automatically:

```
Inflect::pluralize('Man');         // 'Men'
Inflect::pluralize('datum');       // 'data'
Inflect::pluralize('news');        // 'news'
Inflect::singularize('criteria');  // 'criterion'
Inflect::singularize('Children');  // 'Child'

// Double-inflection is a no-op:
Inflect::pluralize('people');      // 'people'
Inflect::singularize('datum');     // 'datum'
```

Results are memoized in a process-local static cache.

API
---

[](#api)

### `Inflect::pluralize(string $string): string`

[](#inflectpluralizestring-string-string)

Returns the plural form of the given word. Empty input returns `''`.

### `Inflect::singularize(string $string): string`

[](#inflectsingularizestring-string-string)

Returns the singular form of the given word. Empty input returns `''`.

### `Inflect::pluralizeIf(int $count, string $string): string`

[](#inflectpluralizeifint-count-string-string-string)

Returns `"$count $word"` with the word pluralized when `$count !== 1`.

Passing `null` to any of these methods raises a `TypeError` — callers should handle null explicitly.

Versioning
----------

[](#versioning)

Semantic versioning. The currently supported line is **2.x** (PHP 8.1+).

See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) for release history and [ROADMAP.md](ROADMAP.md) for planned work (locale support, extension APIs, etc.).

Upgrading from 1.x
------------------

[](#upgrading-from-1x)

2.0.0 is a breaking release. Highlights:

- PHP 8.1+ required (was 5.3.17+).
- `src/Inflect/Inflect.php` moved to `src/Inflect.php` (PSR-0 → PSR-4).
- `Inflect` is `final`; rule tables are `private`.
- `pluralize(null)` / `singularize(null)` now throw `TypeError`.
- `phpunit.xml-dist` renamed to `phpunit.xml.dist` (PHPUnit 10 convention).

Full list in the [v2.0.0 release notes](https://github.com/mmucklo/inflect/releases/tag/v2.0.0).

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

[](#contributing)

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for dev setup, running the test / static analysis / style suite, and PR conventions.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Originally forked from Sho Kuwamoto's [improved pluralizer](http://kuwamoto.org/2007/12/17/improved-pluralizing-in-php-actionscript-and-ror/). Many thanks to Sho, and to the Ruby on Rails and Doctrine inflector projects from which rule patterns continue to be borrowed.

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

67

—

FairBetter than 99% of packages

Maintenance89

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity60

Solid adoption and visibility

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity78

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% 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 ~1164 days

Total

5

Last Release

58d ago

Major Versions

v0.3.0 → v2.0.02026-04-13

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.3.17

v2.0.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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