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mrden/forker
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Process forker

1.0.1(1y ago)0371MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

Since Mar 11Pushed 9mo ago1 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (4)Versions (8)Used By (1)

Php process forker
==================

[](#php-process-forker)

Install
-------

[](#install)

`composer require mrden/forker`

Fork single callable process
----------------------------

[](#fork-single-callable-process)

```
$context = 'any parent code context data';
$callable = new \Mrden\Forker\Process\CallableProcess(static function () use ($context) {
    echo 'context from parent process ' . $context;
});
$forker = new \Mrden\Forker\Forker($callable);
$forker->run();
// any code in this parent process
```

Fork single process of your implementation in 3 clones
------------------------------------------------------

[](#fork-single-process-of-your-implementation-in-3-clones)

```
namespace Any;

class SingleProcess extends \Mrden\Forker\Contracts\Process
{
    use \Mrden\Forker\Traits\ProcessFileStorageTrait;

    public function execute(): void
    {
        echo 'context from parent process ' . ($this->params['context'] ?? '');
    }

    protected function prepare(): void
    {
    }

    protected function checkParams(): void
    {
    }
}
```

### Start in code

[](#start-in-code)

```
$context = 'any parent code context data';
$singleProcess = new \Any\SingleProcess([
    'context' => $context
]);
$forker = new \Mrden\Forker\Forker($singleProcess);
$forker->run(3);
// any code in this parent process
```

### Start via `bin/forker`

[](#start-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --count=3 --process-context="any context data"`

### Stop via `bin/forker`

[](#stop-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --stop=1 --process-context="any context data"`

### Stop only 2 clones via `bin/forker`

[](#stop-only-2-clones-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --stop=1 --count=2 --process-context="any context data"`

### Stop only 2-nd clone via `bin/forker`

[](#stop-only-2-nd-clone-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --stop=1 --clone_number=2 --process-context="any context data"`

### Restart all clones via `bin/forker`

[](#restart-all-clones-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --restart=1 --process-context="any context data"`

### Restart only 2 clones via `bin/forker`

[](#restart-only-2-clones-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --restart=1 --count=2 --process-context="any context data"`

### Restart only 2-nd clone via `bin/forker`

[](#restart-only-2-nd-clone-via-binforker)

`php bin/forker --process="\Any\SingleProcess" --restart=1 --clone_number=2 --process-context="any context data"`

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance50

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~127 days

Recently: every ~170 days

Total

8

Last Release

271d ago

Major Versions

0.2.x-dev → 1.0.12024-11-23

1.0.x-dev → 2.0.x-dev2025-08-19

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

2.0.x-devPHP ^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/061350964bbda42d813c08324091fcb1fc27a523eaf8f95ecf9aade420d63851?d=identicon)[mrden](/maintainers/mrden)

---

Top Contributors

[![mrden](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/331554?v=4)](https://github.com/mrden "mrden (49 commits)")

---

Tags

processforkforker

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/mrden-forker/health.svg)

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```

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