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octadev/pvm
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The library provides us with a frame to build a workflow or a business process such as BPMN. Could execute tasks in parallel or delayed tasks

v1.0(3y ago)053MITPHPPHP ^8.0

Since Dec 20Pushed 3y agoCompare

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PHP Process virtual machine
===========================

[](#php-process-virtual-machine)

The library provides tooling to build/execute/visualise [workflows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow), [BPMN](http://www.bpmn.org/), chat bots, [state machines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite-state_machine). Designed for parallel and destributed execution. Backed up by [workflow nets (WF-nets)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_net) and [graphs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory) theories.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Checkout [PVM Examples](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/) site.

- [Sequence](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/sequence)
- [Fork](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/fork)
- [Conditions](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/condition)
- [Cycles](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/cycle)
- [Synchronization](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/synchronization)
- [Pause and continue](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/pause-and-contiue)
- [Clone and Modify](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/clone-and-modify)
- [Grouping](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/grouping)
- [Exception](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/demo/exception)
- [Store to File](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/store-to-file)
- [Store to MongoDB](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/store-to-mongodb)
- [Store with Doctrine](http://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/store-to-mysql)
- [Parallel execution](https://pvm-demo.forma-pro.com/demo/parallel-execution)
- [Telegram Bot example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYZ-ZQvCEsI)
- [Good writeup on Petri Nets](https://www.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/~mchen/BioPNML/Intro/pnfaq.html)

Developed by Forma-Pro
----------------------

[](#developed-by-forma-pro)

Forma-Pro is a full stack development company which interests also spread to open source development. Being a team of strong professionals we have an aim an ability to help community by developing cutting edge solutions in the areas of e-commerce, docker &amp; microservice oriented architecture where we have accumulated a huge many-years experience. Our main specialization is Symfony framework based solution, but we are always looking to the technologies that allow us to do our job the best way. We are committed to creating solutions that revolutionize the way how things are developed in aspects of architecture &amp; scalability.

If you have any questions and inquires about our open source development, this product particularly or any other matter feel free to contact at

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT License](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80.6% 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 ~2 days

Total

2

Last Release

1290d ago

Major Versions

v0.1 → v1.02022-12-22

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/327420685780a027223e0a0dc3a05cba9a0c56c6b2796318b1d9bc5b3df19d3a?d=identicon)[andres@octa.dev](/maintainers/andres@octa.dev)

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Top Contributors

[![makasim](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/143206?v=4)](https://github.com/makasim "makasim (166 commits)")[![ASKozienko](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/100460?v=4)](https://github.com/ASKozienko "ASKozienko (21 commits)")[![Lay-z-D](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/110538487?v=4)](https://github.com/Lay-z-D "Lay-z-D (6 commits)")[![shorif2000](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6359089?v=4)](https://github.com/shorif2000 "shorif2000 (4 commits)")[![gusiq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12137961?v=4)](https://github.com/gusiq "gusiq (4 commits)")[![greblov](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9527834?v=4)](https://github.com/greblov "greblov (2 commits)")[![esanchez-octa](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/230012974?v=4)](https://github.com/esanchez-octa "esanchez-octa (2 commits)")[![jhaoda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2151259?v=4)](https://github.com/jhaoda "jhaoda (1 commits)")

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Tags

processworkflowbpmnbusiness-processpetri net

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