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ph-7/datatype
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List of the available PHP data types, nicely stored into readable constant names

v1.0.2(3y ago)74.4k22MITPHPPHP >=7.3.0

Since Jan 7Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP type names ⚡️
=================

[](#php-type-names-️)

*Get all valid PHP type names with constants* ✅

📄 Overview
----------

[](#-overview)

*Simple library containing the list of constants for the available PHP data types. Use those constant types in your project when you need to mention a data type, use those constants instead of hardcoding them.*

⚙️ Requirements
---------------

[](#️-requirements)

- [PHP 7.3](https://www.php.net/releases/7_3_0.php) or newer.

⚙️ Installation
---------------

[](#️-installation)

Install it easily with [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)

```
composer require ph-7/datatype
```

🤠 Example
---------

[](#-example)

```
require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

use PH7\Datatype\Type;

$id = settype($_GET['id'], Type::STRING);

$name = settype($inputName, Type::STRING);
```

😋 Who cooked it?
----------------

[](#-who-cooked-it)

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**[Pierre-Henry Soria](https://ph7.me)**, a highly passionate, zen & pragmatic software engineer 😊

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⚖️ License
----------

[](#️-license)

**PHP type names** is generously distributed under the *[MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)*.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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

Every ~166 days

Total

3

Last Release

1260d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.1.0

v1.0.1PHP >=7.3.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

constantsdata-typesdatatypesmagic-numbersmagicnumbersphpphp-constantsphp-datatype-librarytype-nametype-namestypesconstantstypesphp typestype names

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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