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nickescobedo/cambia
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Easily cast your request attributes.

v1.1.0(1y ago)29MITPHPPHP ^8.2|^8.3

Since Jul 23Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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About
=====

[](#about)

Cast request input in Laravel.

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

[](#installation)

`composer require nickescobedo/cambia`

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

1. Add `NickEscobedo\Cambia\CastRequestAttributes` trait to your request class.
2. Add a `casts` function to your request class that returns an array.
3. Access casts via request attributes `$request->castedInput('inputKey')`. Note: The request key must have be validated in rules before it will attempt to cast.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
class Cast extends FormRequest
{
    use CastRequestAttributes;

    public function rules(): array
    {
        return [
            'toBoolean' => 'string', // Fields not present in validation will not cast
        ];
    }

    public function casts(): array
    {
        return [
            'toBoolean' => 'boolean',
        ];
    }
}
```

`$request->castedInput('toBoolean')` will return a boolean value.

Available Casts
---------------

[](#available-casts)

- int
- integer
- float
- double
- decimal:int
- string
- boolean
- object
- array
- json
- collection
- date
- datetime or datetime:format
- immutable\_date
- immutable\_datetime or immutable\_datetime:format
- timestamp

Custom Casts
------------

[](#custom-casts)

Custom casts allow for more complex casting logic. Enums and custom classes can be used. Custom cast classes must implement `NickEscobedo\Cambia\CastsRequestAttributes`.

### Enum

[](#enum)

```
enum Status: string
{
    case Pending = 'pending';
}
```

```
public function casts(): array
{
    return [
        'status' => Status::class,
    ];
}
```

### Custom Cast Class

[](#custom-cast-class)

The class must implement `NickEscobedo\Cambia\CastsRequestAttributes`.

```
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use NickEscobedo\Cambia\CastsRequestAttributes;

class JsonCast implements CastsRequestAttributes
{

    public function get(Request $request, string $key, mixed $value, array $attributes)
    {
        return json_decode($value, true);
    }
}
```

```
class Cast extends FormRequest
{
    use CastRequestAttributes;

    public function rules(): array
    {
        return [
            'toBoolean' => 'string', // Fields not present in validation will not cast
        ];
    }

    public function casts(): array
    {
        return [
            'toBoolean' => JsonCast::class,
        ];
    }
}
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 65% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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 ~27 days

Total

5

Last Release

547d ago

Major Versions

v0.1 → v1.02024-07-24

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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