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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. napryc/php8-compat ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) napryc/php8-compat ================== PHP 8 compatibility layer for PHP 7.1+ applications v1.1.0(1y ago)02MITPHPPHP ^7.1 || ^8.0 Since Feb 4Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Napryc/PHP8Compat)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/napryc/php8-compat)[ RSS](/packages/napryc-php8-compat/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (3)Dependencies (1)Versions (4)Used By (0) PHP8 Compatibility Layer ======================== [](#php8-compatibility-layer) A lightweight compatibility layer that brings PHP 8.0+ string and array functions to PHP 7.1+ applications. Features -------- [](#features) - Multi-byte string functions support - Array manipulation utilities - Zero dependencies (except ext-mbstring) - PHP 7.1+ compatible - Automatic fallback to native PHP 8 functions when available Installation ------------ [](#installation) Install via Composer: ``` composer require napryc/php8-compat ``` Available Functions ------------------- [](#available-functions) ### String Functions [](#string-functions) - `str_contains()` - Determine if a string contains a given substring - `str_starts_with()` - Check if a string starts with a given substring - `str_ends_with()` - Check if a string ends with a given substring - `str_increment()` - Increment a string - `str_decrement()` - Decrement a string - `mb_str_pad()` - Pad a string to a certain length with another string - `mb_trim()` - Strip whitespace or other characters from both sides - `mb_ltrim()` - Strip whitespace or other characters from the left side - `mb_rtrim()` - Strip whitespace or other characters from the right side - `mb_ucfirst()` - Make a string's first character uppercase - `mb_lcfirst()` - Make a string's first character lowercase ### Array Functions [](#array-functions) - `array_is_list()` - Determine if an array is a list - `array_find()` - Find first element matching callback - `array_find_key()` - Find first key matching callback - `array_any()` - Check if any element matches callback - `array_all()` - Check if all elements match callback ### Math Functions [](#math-functions) - `fdiv()` - Divide two numbers with proper handling of division by zero ### JSON Functions [](#json-functions) - `json_validate()` - Validate a JSON string Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` use Napryc\PHP8Compat\PHP8Compat; // String manipulation $padded = PHP8Compat::mb_str_pad("Hello", 10, "-"); // "Hello-----" $contains = PHP8Compat::str_contains("Hello World", "World"); // true $starts = PHP8Compat::str_starts_with("Hello World", "Hello"); // true $ends = PHP8Compat::str_ends_with("Hello World", "World"); // true // String increment/decrement $next = PHP8Compat::str_increment("a"); // "b" $prev = PHP8Compat::str_decrement("b"); // "a" // Multi-byte string functions $trimmed = PHP8Compat::mb_trim(" Hello "); // "Hello" // Array checking $isList = PHP8Compat::array_is_list([1, 2, 3]); // true // Array searching $found = PHP8Compat::array_find([1, 2, 3], fn($x) => $x > 1); // 2 $foundKey = PHP8Compat::array_find_key([1, 2, 3], fn($x) => $x > 1); // 1 $hasAny = PHP8Compat::array_any([1, 2, 3], fn($x) => $x > 2); // true $allMatch = PHP8Compat::array_all([1, 2, 3], fn($x) => $x > 0); // true // Safe division $result = PHP8Compat::fdiv(10, 0); // INF ``` Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP 7.1 or higher - ext-mbstring extension Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. License ------- [](#license) This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. ### Health Score 26 — LowBetter than 43% of packages Maintenance43 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity2 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity45 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. 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