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ncsuwebdev/otframework
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Base application framework

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\#OT Framework#

OT Framework is an application framework built on top of Zend Framework 1. The purpose of Zend Framework is to allow a rapid application framework that takes care of certain tasks that are the same for every app.

Features include:

- Authentication via local account and NC State's WRAP service ()
- Dynamic and editable access control lists
- User management with multi-role assignment
- CSS and Javascript autoloading
- Cronjob management and execution
- Built-in API interface with key-based authentication
- Application trigger interface for sending customized emails, texts, notifications, etc.
- Custom fields for model objects
- Navigation editor
- Application configuration system
- Centralized caching
- Centralized logging
- Database migration system for versioned databases
- Database backup system
- Utility library for common tasks

\##Creating an OTF App##

There is a base skeleton app available for you to get started. It is available at  and can be installed in one step via composer.

**You should not start building your app from this git repo!!** Using the skeleton app is the preferred method to starting a project built on OTF. Composer will also be the avenue for future OT Framework updates.

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance8

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 57% 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 ~46 days

Recently: every ~87 days

Total

34

Last Release

3356d ago

Major Versions

2.8.0 → 3.0.0alpha12013-03-20

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![jfaustin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/409778?v=4)](https://github.com/jfaustin "jfaustin (300 commits)")[![gplocke](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66071?v=4)](https://github.com/gplocke "gplocke (191 commits)")[![danwkennedy](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/501989?v=4)](https://github.com/danwkennedy "danwkennedy (17 commits)")[![flashadvocate](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7848492?v=4)](https://github.com/flashadvocate "flashadvocate (7 commits)")[![larkmullins](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1041349?v=4)](https://github.com/larkmullins "larkmullins (5 commits)")[![usaussie](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/260206?v=4)](https://github.com/usaussie "usaussie (4 commits)")[![dperjar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1562767?v=4)](https://github.com/dperjar "dperjar (1 commits)")[![dnjwaller](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4238432?v=4)](https://github.com/dnjwaller "dnjwaller (1 commits)")

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