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pear/html\_common2
==================
Abstract base class for HTML classes (PHP5 port of HTML\_Common package).
v2.3.1(4y ago)1526.1k↑22%23BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.6.0
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HTML\_Common2
=============
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This is a repository for [PEAR HTML\_Common2](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_Common2/) package that has been migrated from [PEAR SVN](https://svn.php.net/repository/pear/packages/HTML_Common2).
The package contains an abstract `HTML_Common2` class that implements methods for HTML attributes handling and setting document-wide options. It is quite helpful as a building block for packages generating HTML and is currently used as such by [PEAR HTML\_QuickForm2](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_QuickForm2/) package. The package is a PHP5 rewrite of [PEAR HTML\_Common](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_Common/).
Features:
- Allows [easy setting, removing, merging of HTML attributes](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-common2.attributes.php), working with CSS classes;
- Provides means to parse and generate HTML attribute strings;
- Global [document options](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-common2.options.php): charset, linebreak and indentation characters;
- Methods to handle indentation and HTML comments (useful in subclasses).
Please report all issues via the [PEAR bug tracker](http://pear.php.net/bugs/search.php?cmd=display&package_name%5B%5D=HTML_Common2) or [Github issues](https://github.com/pear/HTML_Common2/issues).
[End-user documentation](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-common2.php) as well as [generated API documentation](http://pear.php.net/package/HTML_Common2/docs/latest/) for current release is available on PEAR website.
Pull requests are welcome.
Installation
------------
[](#installation)
The package may be installed either with PEAR
```
$ pear install HTML_Common2
```
or with composer
```
$ composer require pear/html_common2
```
Note that `composer.json` does not define `include-path` option: `require_once 'HTML/Common2.php'` will not work with composer installation, use autoloading.
Testing, Packaging and Installing (Pear)
----------------------------------------
[](#testing-packaging-and-installing-pear)
To test, run either
```
$ phpunit tests/
```
or
```
$ pear run-tests -r
```
To build, simply
```
$ pear package
```
To install from scratch
```
$ pear install package.xml
```
To upgrade
```
$ pear upgrade -f package.xml
```
### Health Score
38
—
LowBetter than 85% of packages
Maintenance20
Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained
Popularity39
Limited adoption so far
Community20
Small or concentrated contributor base
Maturity62
Established project with proven stability
Bus Factor1
Top contributor holds 92.9% 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 ~710 days
Total
5
Last Release
1509d ago
PHP version history (2 changes)v2.2.0PHP >=5.4.0
v2.3.0PHP >=5.6.0
### Community
Maintainers
[sad-spirit](/maintainers/sad-spirit)
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Top Contributors
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---
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