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paragonie/sodium\_compat\_ext\_sodium
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Composer Meta-Package: ext-sodium provided by sodium\_compat
============================================================

[](#composer-meta-package-ext-sodium-provided-by-sodium_compat)

See [this pull request on sodium\_compat](https://github.com/paragonie/sodium_compat/pull/156) for context.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

If you find yourself in a position where you want to coax Composer into treating sodium\_compat as ext-sodium, simply add this project to your dependencies.

```
composer require paragonie/sodium_compat_ext_sodium

```

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community12

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

758d ago

### Community

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