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nails/command-line-tool
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The command line tool for Nails makes creating new projects easy, and provides a simple interface to the installed console module.

1.4.0(9mo ago)03.7k[1 issues](https://github.com/nails/command-line-tool/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/nails/command-line-tool/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

Since Dec 13Pushed 3mo ago6 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/nails/command-line-tool)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/nails/command-line-tool)[ Docs](http://nailsapp.co.uk)[ RSS](/packages/nails-command-line-tool/feed)WikiDiscussions develop Synced 2mo ago

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Command Line tool for Nails
===========================

[](#command-line-tool-for-nails)

[![license](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8bb50fd2278f18fc326bf71f6e88ca8f884f72f179d3e555e20ed30157190d0d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d677265656e2e737667)[![CircleCI branch](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7c674d88690dacdc2847264484168cd92964f01d298dba71c785a56691b96c84/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f636972636c6563692f70726f6a6563742f6769746875622f6e61696c732f636f6d6d616e642d6c696e652d746f6f6c2e737667)](https://circleci.com/gh/nails/command-line-tool)

The command line tool for Nails makes creating new projects easy, and provides a simple interface to the installed console module. Full documentation can be found [here](https://nailsapp.co.uk).

Development
-----------

[](#development)

This project uses [humbug/box](https://github.com/humbug/box) for compilation. You may use the following commands for development:

```
composer build
composer test
```

###  Health Score

48

—

FairBetter than 94% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity79

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.7% 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 ~133 days

Recently: every ~490 days

Total

19

Last Release

299d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.3.0PHP >=7.2

1.4.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

codeigniterNailsShed Collective

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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