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netsilik/env
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Env - the type aware env reader.

1.1.1(6y ago)07[1 issues](https://github.com/Netsilik/Env/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/Netsilik/Env/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.3

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Env - the type aware env reader
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[](#env---the-type-aware-env-reader)

A type aware environment variable reader

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MIT Licence

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the Licence is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.

Contact: Latest version available at:

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Usage
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[](#usage)

env(YOUR\_ENVIRONMENT\_VARIABLE)

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Installation
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[](#installation)

```
composer require netsilik/env

```

###  Health Score

33

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LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance54

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2463d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![Jacco-V](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19333579?v=4)](https://github.com/Jacco-V "Jacco-V (5 commits)")

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Tags

envenvironment variables

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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