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ottosmops/pdfvalidate
=====================

A simple validation for pdfs

v2.0.0(5y ago)3142↓100%MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0CI failing

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Validate a PDF with pdftocairo
==============================

[](#validate-a-pdf-with-pdftocairo)

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This package provides a very simple PDF Validator. In fact you can only check if the Pdf is readable by `pdftocairo` without problems.

```
$validator = new \Ottosmops\Pdfvalidate\Validator('/path/to/file.pdf');
if (!$validator->check()) {
    echo $validator->error;
    echo $validator->output; // original information
    exit(1);
}

// the pdf should be ok
// do something useful ...
```

This is the command which is used behind the scene: `pdftocairo -pdf path/to/file - 2>&1 >/dev/null`.

There are 2 optional parameters: `$executable` (path to the command); `$timeout` (in seconds):

```
$validator = new \Ottosmops\Pdfvalidate\Validator($file, $executable = '', $timeout = 60);
```

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

[](#requirements)

The Package uses [pdftocairo](https://linux.die.net/man/1/pdftocairo). Make sure that this is installed: `which pdftocairo`

For Installation see: [poppler-utils](https://linuxappfinder.com/package/poppler-utils)

If the installed binary is not found ("`The command "which pdftoppm" failed.`") you can pass the full path to the `_constructor` (see below) or use `putenv('PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/bin')` (with the dir where pdftoppm lives) before you call the class `Converter`.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ottosmops/pdfvalidate
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~209 days

Total

5

Last Release

2085d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.3 → v2.0.02020-08-29

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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