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phoneburner/pinch-core
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Pinch Core: Low-Level Utilities, Helpers and Contracts

v0.0.36(7mo ago)12.0k—0%3MITPHPPHP ^8.4

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\[READ ONLY\] Pinch Framework: Core Component
=============================================

[](#read-only-pinch-framework-core-component)

> **Note:** This repository is a **read-only** subtree split of the [Pinch Framework monorepo](https://github.com/phoneburner/pinch). Please submit issues and pull requests to the main repository.

About
-----

[](#about)

The Pinch Core package provides the fundamental abstractions, interfaces, and base implementations that form the foundation of the Pinch Framework. These framework-agnostic components are designed with type safety, immutability, and domain-driven design principles at their core, enabling the development of robust, maintainable PHP 8.4 applications.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require phoneburner/pinch-core
```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

For full documentation, please visit the [main Pinch Framework repository](https://github.com/phoneburner/pinch).

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

This is a read-only repository. To contribute to the Pinch Framework:

1. Visit the [main repository](https://github.com/phoneburner/pinch)
2. Submit issues and pull requests there
3. Follow the contribution guidelines in the main repository

License
-------

[](#license)

The Pinch Framework is open-source software licensed under the [MIT license](https://github.com/phoneburner/pinch/blob/main/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97% 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 ~3 days

Recently: every ~12 days

Total

20

Last Release

222d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![actions-user](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65916846?v=4)](https://github.com/actions-user "actions-user (32 commits)")[![kevinreeves](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/723899?v=4)](https://github.com/kevinreeves "kevinreeves (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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