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mpociot/human-regex
===================

Regular expressions for human beings, not machines

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HumanRegex
==========

[](#humanregex)

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Regular expressions for human beings, not machines
--------------------------------------------------

[](#regular-expressions-for-human-beings-not-machines)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require mpociot/human-regex
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$regex = HumanRegex::create()
    ->alphanumerics()
    ->then('-')
    ->digits()->exactly(4)
    ->then('-')
    ->digits()->exactly(2)
    ->then('-')
    ->digits()->exactly(2)
    ->then('.')
    ->thenEither('mov')->or('mp4');

$regex->matches('foobar-2016-08-29.mp4');
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

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

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Marcel Pociot](https://github.com/mpociot)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community14

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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