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ofmadsen/taupe
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Dependency Injector for PHP

014PHP

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Taupe
=====

[](#taupe)

Taupe is a Dependency Injector for PHP.

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

[](#installation)

Install the latest version with:

```
$ composer require ofmadsen/taupe
```

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Constructor dependency injection instantiation
- Method dependency injection instantiation
- Support default values for scalar values
- Blueprints for non-resolvable dependencies

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

Constructor dependency

Method dependency

Blueprints
----------

[](#blueprints)

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

All are welcome to contribute to Taupe. Please get in touch before making large features and/or major refactoring. Needlessly to say the coding style must be followed and full test coverage is required.

License
-------

[](#license)

Taupe is available under the MIT License - see the [`LICENSE`](LICENSE) file for details.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 13% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2144803?v=4)[Oliver Finn Madsen](/maintainers/ofmadsen)[@ofmadsen](https://github.com/ofmadsen)

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Top Contributors

[![ofmadsen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2144803?v=4)](https://github.com/ofmadsen "ofmadsen (16 commits)")

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