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nitro/framework
===============

NitroPHP — a lean, fast, Laravel-shaped PHP framework.

v0.21.0(1mo ago)1167↓18.9%1MITPHP ^8.2

Since Jul 6Compare

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NitroPHP Framework
==================

[](#nitrophp-framework)

The engine behind NitroPHP — a lean, fast, Laravel-shaped PHP framework.

This is the framework library (the `Nitro\` namespace). To start a new application, use the [`nitro/nitro`](https://github.com/ZeeshanX4) skeleton rather than installing this package directly.

> **Status:** pre-1.0 (`0.x`). The API is stabilising but may still change between minor versions.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require nitro/framework
```

What's inside
-------------

[](#whats-inside)

Routing, an Eloquent-style ORM and query builder, a Blade-compatible view engine, validation, queues, caching, auth, events, a console kernel, a persistent FrankenPHP worker runtime (Thrust), and a reactive component layer — on a deliberately small, high-performance core.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP **8.2+** (developed against **8.5**)
- Composer

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer install
composer test
```

Credits & License
---------------------

[](#credits--license)

Mirrors the naming/ergonomics of, and is inspired by, several independent projects — see [CREDITS.md](CREDITS.md). Not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance91

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

39

Last Release

42d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ffbb69591ff6412f3cb9b42f9e2e0834ba42c4532f3904145af70d3ab7cfa0ec?d=identicon)[ZeeshanX4](/maintainers/ZeeshanX4)

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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