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nick-jones/simpleconfig
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A basic configuration container class

v0.1(12y ago)0149MITPHPPHP >=5.4

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SimpleConfig
============

[](#simpleconfig)

SimpleConfig is a basic configuration container, for PHP.

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

[](#installation)

To pull down dependencies and check version compatibility you will need to run [composer](http://getcomposer.org) in the project root.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Values and factories can be provided in the constructor:

```
$container = new \SimpleConfig\Container(
    [
        'field1' => 'value',
        // etc
    ],
    [
        'field2' => function() {
            return new Foo();
        }
    ]
);
```

Alternatively, `offsetSet` and `factory` can be used to add values and factories respectively.

The `Container` class implements `ArrayAccess`, so values can simply be accessed using array syntax, e.g.

```
echo $container['field1']; // prints "value"
```

Factories are invoked once on field fetch, with the resulting value being cached for future use. Factories can retrieve other values from the container by simply utilising `$this`, e.g.

```
$container->factory('foo', function() {
    $class = $this['foo.class'];
    return new $class();
});
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4479d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/759dcc9fc48dd4d80afbca495caef56504bcbe4a69ff696ab16e7f1fe57a74c5?d=identicon)[nick-jones](/maintainers/nick-jones)

---

Top Contributors

[![nick-jones](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/350792?v=4)](https://github.com/nick-jones "nick-jones (10 commits)")

---

Tags

containerconfigurationconfig

###  Code Quality

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