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Better CLI argument processing in PHP

1.1.2(13y ago)3981[1 issues](https://github.com/packfire/options/issues)1BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3.0

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\#Packfire Options

> Better CLI argument processing in PHP

Options helps you to parse CLI arguments using callbacks and Closures (in PHP 5.3+) effectively. Implementing the [NDesk.Options (C#)](http://www.ndesk.org/Options) in PHP, you will be able to write neat CLI applications in PHP quickly.

\##Requirements

- > = PHP 5.3

\##Installation

To install Packfire Options, add the entry to your `composer.json` "require" section:

```
"packfire/options": "1.1.*"

```

\##Usage

```
use Packfire\Options\OptionSet;

$command = null;
$quiet = false;
$force = false;
$linker = false;
$file = '';

$options = new OptionSet();

$options->addIndex(0, function($value) use(&$command) {
            $command = $value;
        });
$options->add('q', function() use(&$quiet) {
            $quiet = true;
        });
$options->add('l', function() use(&$linker) {
            $linker = true;
        });
$options->add('f', function() use(&$force) {
            $force = true;
        });
$options->add('file=', function($value) use(&$file) {
            $file = $value;
        });

$options->parse($_SERVER['argv']);

```

\##Projects using Packfire Options

- [PDC Dependency Checker](https://github.com/packfire/pdc)

\##Contributors

- Sam-Mauris Yong (@thephpdeveloper)

\##License

Packfire Options is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See license file in repository for details.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community9

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 ~5 days

Total

4

Last Release

4939d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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