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nick-lai/lazy-object
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A lightweight lazy object library for PHP 8.4+ project.

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LazyObject
==========

[](#lazyobject)

A lightweight [lazy object](https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.lazy-objects.php) library for PHP 8.4+ project.

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [LazyObject](#lazyobject)
    - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
    - [Requirements](#requirements)
    - [Installation](#installation)
    - [Usage](#usage)
        - [`LazyObjectTrait`](#lazyobjecttrait)
        - [`LazyObjectFactory`](#lazyobjectfactory)
        - [`LazyObjectHelper`](#lazyobjecthelper)
    - [License](#license)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

LazyObject requires PHP >= 8.4.0.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require nick-lai/lazy-object
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### `LazyObjectTrait`

[](#lazyobjecttrait)

```
use NickLai\LazyObject\LazyObjectTrait;

class NormalClass
{
    use LazyObjectTrait;

    public function __construct(
        public string $name,
    ) {
        echo 'Initialized.' . PHP_EOL;
    }
}

// Output: Initialized.
$normalClass = new NormalClass('Tom');
// Output: Hi, Tom!
echo "Hi, {$normalClass->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = NormalClass::createLazyObject('Jerry');
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Jerry!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = NormalClass::createLazyObjectByArgumentsGetter(fn () => [
    'name' => 'Spike',
]);
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Spike!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = NormalClass::createLazyObjectByInitializer(fn ($object) => $object->__construct(
    name: 'Tyke',
));
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Tyke!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;
```

### `LazyObjectFactory`

[](#lazyobjectfactory)

```
use NickLai\LazyObject\LazyObjectFactory;

class NormalClass
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $name,
    ) {
        echo 'Initialized.' . PHP_EOL;
    }
}

$factory = LazyObjectFactory::create(NormalClass::class);

$lazyObject = $factory->createLazyObject('Jerry');
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Jerry!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = $factory->createLazyObjectByArgumentsGetter(fn () => [
    'name' => 'Spike',
]);
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Spike!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = $factory->createLazyObjectByInitializer(fn ($object) => $object->__construct(
    name: 'Tyke',
));
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Tyke!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;
```

### `LazyObjectHelper`

[](#lazyobjecthelper)

```
use NickLai\LazyObject\LazyObjectHelper;

class NormalClass
{
    public function __construct(
        public string $name,
    ) {
        echo 'Initialized.' . PHP_EOL;
    }
}

$lazyObject = LazyObjectHelper::createLazyObject(
    className: NormalClass::class,
    name: 'Jerry',
);
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Jerry!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = LazyObjectHelper::createLazyObjectByArgumentsGetter(
    className: NormalClass::class,
    argumentsGetter: fn () => [
        'name' => 'Spike',
    ],
);
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Spike!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;

$lazyObject = LazyObjectHelper::createLazyObjectByInitializer(
    className: NormalClass::class,
    initializer: fn ($object) => $object->__construct(
        name: 'Tyke',
    ),
);
// Outputs:
// Initialized.
// Hi, Tyke!
echo "Hi, {$lazyObject->name}!" . PHP_EOL;
```

License
-------

[](#license)

LazyObject is released under the [MIT](LICENSE) License. See the bundled LICENSE file for details.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.8% 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 ~1 days

Total

4

Last Release

506d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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