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nejcc/php-custom-types
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A Laravel package providing custom data types like i8, u8, i32, u32, f32, etc.

v1.0.3(1y ago)271MITPHPPHP ^8.1|8.2|8.3

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PHP Custom Types
================

[](#php-custom-types)

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**Nejcc/php-custom-types** is a Laravel package that provides custom data types like `i8`, `u8`, `i32`, `u32`, `f32`, and more. These custom types help enforce data integrity, memory efficiency, and validation constraints in your Laravel applications.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Custom Integer Types**: `i8`, `u8`, `i32`, `u32`
- **Custom Floating Point Type**: `f32`
- **Custom String Type**: `Utf8String`
- **Tuple and Array Types**: `Pair`, `FixedArray`
- **Easy Integration**: Designed to work seamlessly with Laravel.
- **PHP 8.3 Compatibility**: Leverages the latest PHP features for performance and security.

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

[](#installation)

To install the package, use Composer:

```
composer require nejcc/php-custom-types
```

Tree
----

[](#tree)

```
CustomTypes
├── Scalar Types
│   ├── Integer Types
│   │   ├── Signed Integers
│   │   │   ├── i8    (8-bit signed)
│   │   │   ├── i16   (16-bit signed)
│   │   │   ├── i32   (32-bit signed)
│   │   │   ├── i64   (64-bit signed)
│   │   │   └── i128  (128-bit signed)
│   │   └── Unsigned Integers
│   │       ├── u8    (8-bit unsigned)
│   │       ├── u16   (16-bit unsigned)
│   │       ├── u32   (32-bit unsigned)
│   │       ├── u64   (64-bit unsigned)
│   │       └── u128  (128-bit unsigned)
│   ├── Floating-Point Types
│   │   ├── f16       (16-bit floating-point)
│   │   ├── f32       (32-bit floating-point)
│   │   ├── f64       (64-bit floating-point)
│   │   └── f128      (128-bit floating-point)
│   ├── Character Type
│   │   └── Char      (Single Unicode character)
│   └── Boolean Type
│       └── Bool      (Boolean, true or false)
├── Compound Types
│   ├── Tuple
│   │   └── Tuple (Fixed-size collection of heterogeneous values)
│   └── FixedArray
│       └── FixedArray (Fixed-size collection of homogeneous values)
├── String Types
│   ├── StrSlice      (Immutable string slice)
│   └── OwnedString   (Owned, mutable string)
├── Collection Types
│   ├── Vec           (Growable array type)
│   ├── HashMap       (Key-value store)
│   └── HashSet       (Unordered collection of unique values)
├── Custom Types
│   ├── Structs
│   │   └── ExampleStruct (Custom user-defined data structures)
│   └── Enums
│       └── ExampleEnum (Custom enumerations)
├── Smart Pointer Types
│   ├── Box           (Single ownership heap allocation)
│   ├── Rc            (Reference counted pointer)
│   ├── RefCell       (Single-threaded interior mutability)
│   └── Mutex         (Thread-safe interior mutability)
└── Other Types
    ├── Unit          (Represents an empty value or no value)
    └── PhantomData   (Marker for unused generic type parameters)

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Custom Integer Types

[](#custom-integer-types)

#### `i32` (32-bit Signed Integer)

[](#i32-32-bit-signed-integer)

```
use Nejcc\CustomTypes\ScalarTypes\Integers\Signed\i32;

$number = new i32(123456);
echo $number->getValue(); // Output: 123456
```

Running Tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

To run the unit tests for this package, ensure that you have PHPUnit installed and run:

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is open-source software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 82.4% 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 ~0 days

Total

4

Last Release

615d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=8.3

v1.0.1PHP 8.2|8.3

v1.0.2PHP ^8.1|8.2|8.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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