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neutrino/dotconst
=================

The Neutrino dotconst package.

v1.0.0(8y ago)014MITPHPPHP >=5.6.1

Since May 24Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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Neutrino : Dotconst component
=============================

[](#neutrino--dotconst-component)

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Loads constants variables from `.const.ini`, `.const.[APP_ENV].ini` files.

How Use
=======

[](#how-use)

Make sure the `.const.ini`, `.const.*.ini`, file is added to your .gitignore so it is not checked-in the code.

Add this to your .gitignore :

```
.const.ini
.const.*.ini

```

Create your `.const.ini` and put any variables in !

Dotconst work with .ini file.

Every sections will be flatten. Each variable will be prefixed with the section name.

Every variable will be UPPERIZED. e.g.

```
[database]
user = db_user

```

Will become

```
DATABASE_USER === 'db_user'
```

Special key
-----------

[](#special-key)

```
base_path = @php/dir
app_env = @php/env:APP_ENV
php_v = @php/const:PHP_VERSION_ID

```

Will become :

```
BASE_PATH === {base path of .const.ini file}
APP_ENV === getenv('APP_ENV')
PHP_V === PHP_VERSION_ID
```

And compile :

```
define('BASE_PATH', '{base path of .const.ini file}');
define('APP_ENV', getenv('APP_ENV'));
define('PHP_V', PHP_VERSION_ID);
```

Loading
-------

[](#loading)

It's really simple, just add this to your bootstrap :

```
\Neutrino\Dotconst::load('/ini_path' [, '/compile_path']);
```

Environment Overloading
-----------------------

[](#environment-overloading)

The first file called is ".const.ini". If the variable "APP\_ENV" is defined in this file, dotconst will look for the file ".const. {APP\_ENV} .ini", and override the base values. Useful when working on multiple environments.

```
; .const.ini
[app]
env = production

[database]
host = localhost

```

```
; .const.production.ini
[database]
host = 10.0.0.0

```

Will become

```
DATABASE_HOST === '10.0.0.0'
```

Compilation
-----------

[](#compilation)

For the best performance, you can compile the variables loaded into a php file, by calling :

```
\Neutrino\Dotconst\Compile::compile('/ini_path', '/compile_path');
```

Will generate for this ini file :

```
; .const.ini
[database]
user = db_user

```

```
define('DATABASE_USER', 'db_user');
```

Extensions
----------

[](#extensions)

I can easily extends Dotconst :

```
class MyExtention extends \Neutrino\Dotconst\Extensions\Extension{

    protected $identifier = "php/my";

    public function parse($value, $path) {
        return 'my';
    }

    public function compile($value, $path){
        return "'my'";
    }
}

\Neutrino\Dotconst::addExtension(MyExtention::class);
```

In your .const.ini file :

```
[foo]
bar = @php/my
```

Will be parse :

```
FOO_BAR === 'my'
```

And compile :

```
define('FOO_BAR', 'my');
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~51 days

Recently: every ~63 days

Total

6

Last Release

3070d ago

Major Versions

0.2.0 → 1.0.x-dev2018-02-02

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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