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mrkrstphr/hydrotron
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Hydrotron aids in hydrating PHP objects

2.1.0(9y ago)15.1k1MITPHPPHP >=7.0,<=8.0

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hydrotron
=========

[](#hydrotron)

Hydrotron aids in hydrating PHP objects

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

[](#installation)

```
composer install mrkrstphr/hydrotron

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

When an array key exists, call one or more callbacks:

```
$hydro = new Hydrotron(['foo' => 'bar']);
$hydro->when('foo', $callback, [$object, 'method']);
```

When an array key exists, instantiate an object, and call a series of callbacks with that object:

```
$hydro = new Hydrotron(['foo' => 'bar', 'bizz' => 'buzz']);
$hydro->instantiateWhen('foo', MyClass::class, $callback);
```

`instantiateWhen()` uses [Instantiator](https://github.com/mrkrstphr/instantiator), which will analyze the classes constructor arguments and pass the values of any keys within the `Hydrotron`array that matches those argument names.

So if `MyClass` looked like:

```
class MyClass {
    public function __construct($foo, $bizz) {}
}
```

`MyClass` would be instantiated with `$foo = 'bar'` and `$bizz = 'buzz'`. If an argument name is not found within the array, `null` will be passed.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Hydrotron was inspired by [Keyper](https://github.com/varsitynewsnetwork/keyper).

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~78 days

Recently: every ~17 days

Total

7

Last Release

3247d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 2.0.02017-04-13

1.1.0 → 2.1.02017-04-19

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=7.0,<=8.0

1.0.0PHP >=5.5,<=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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