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ols/php-ruler
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A transparent expression & rule evaluator in pure PHP. No dependencies. Strict typing, a safe mode that collects missing variables instead of failing, and an explain mode that shows exactly why a rule passed or failed. Move business logic out of your code.

v1.0.0(3d ago)01↑2900%MITPHP >=8.1

Since Jun 6Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/olivier-ls/php-ruler)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/ols/php-ruler)[ Docs](https://github.com/olivier-ls/php-ruler)[ RSS](/packages/ols-php-ruler/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 3d ago

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###  Health Score

38

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LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance99

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/247223033?v=4)[olivier-ls](/maintainers/olivier-ls)[@olivier-ls](https://github.com/olivier-ls)

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Tags

expressionrulesstrictexplainno-dependenciesevaluatorbusiness-rulesrule-enginepredicateexpression-language

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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