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oliveris/git-version
====================

Gets the git version and returns it as a string.

v1.0.1(7y ago)1637MITPHP

Since Aug 1Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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Git Version
===========

[](#git-version)

Helpers around Git Tag versions these include getting the latest version and getting the date of the version.

### Usage

[](#usage)

Pull in the composer package by running the command below:

```
composer require oliveris/git-version

```

Import the namspace into the class (autoloading)

```
use GitVersion\GitVersion

```

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### To get the latest git version string

[](#to-get-the-latest-git-version-string)

Below is an example that returns a string of the git version.

```
GitVersion::getLatestVersion()

```

### To get the date a git version was created at

[](#to-get-the-date-a-git-version-was-created-at)

Below is an example that returns a date string the passed version tag was created at. The optional second parameter is a date format you need it to return as.

```
// Get the version you require
$git_version = GitVersion::getLatestVersion()

// Get the date for that version
GitVersion::getVersionDate($git_version, 'd-m-Y')

```

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

To run the tests set up the package in an environment you can run php and open tests/index.php

Built With
----------

[](#built-with)

- PHP

Versioning
----------

[](#versioning)

We use [Semantic Versioning 1.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v1.0.0.html), for example v1.0.0.

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- Sam Oliveri - Software Developer

### License

[](#license)

GIT Version is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2842d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20270046?v=4)[Sam](/maintainers/oliveris)[@oliveris](https://github.com/oliveris)

---

Top Contributors

[![oliveris](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20270046?v=4)](https://github.com/oliveris "oliveris (6 commits)")

---

Tags

gitversiongit version

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