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pfefferle/webfinger-cli
=======================

Web version of the finger protocol

1.0.2(9y ago)258MITPHPCI passing

Since Feb 7Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare

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WebFinger CLI script
====================

[](#webfinger-cli-script)

This is a simple CLI script similar to [Unix' finger protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_protocol) to get User informations via WebFinger.

Example:

`$ webfinger acct:pfefferle@notizblog.org`

Install
-------

[](#install)

Install using Composer

`$ composer global require 'pfefferle/webfinger-cli'`

Build phar file
---------------

[](#build-phar-file)

To build the phar file, install [Box](https://github.com/box-project/box)

```
$ brew tap humbug/box
$ brew install box

```

and run

`$ box compile -v`

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 54.3% 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 ~275 days

Total

3

Last Release

3567d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2e3d56273f319d19d7492f8ba06a01fd64a5724e3553b2d1f2ac0f4e399b2cfa?d=identicon)[pfefferle](/maintainers/pfefferle)

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Top Contributors

[![pfefferle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2373?v=4)](https://github.com/pfefferle "pfefferle (50 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (42 commits)")

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Tags

cliphpwebfingerwebfingerfinger

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