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php-kitchen/code-specs-core
===========================

Core module of CodeSpecs - BDD extension for PHPUnit and Codeception that allows to write tests as a specifications in a human-readable format.

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CodeSpecsCore
=============

[](#codespecscore)

It is a core package for [CodeSpecs](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs) and it's mirror for Codeception [CodeSpecsModule](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs-module). It's an internal package that gather common code between [CodeSpecs](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs) and [CodeSpecsModule](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs-module). Do not use this package directly at it supposed to be used only in aforementioned packages.

For docs and guides go to the [CodeSpecs project documentation](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs/tree/master/docs)

Package Information
-------------------

[](#package-information)

### Build status

[](#build-status)

Build StatusCode Quality[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9cb4156128e2741e26a99a809a8ba9d8edd072c1e4e2259ddc644d8f3e4cabf2/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/php-kitchen/code-specs-core)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/98b4bc5818fbc6e23491044a612b3df5bcaa0dcbf77f91bde1d409673702c829/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/php-kitchen/code-specs-core/?branch=master)### Versions And Statistics

[](#versions-and-statistics)

Latest Stable VersionLatest Unstable VersionTotal DownloadsMonthly DownloadsLicensing[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dd21daee31dba764c8f61e735778b65e9c706b9b92c8c3752b0a499ccf3d1f72/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-kitchen/code-specs-core)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c0e171b773093a8f38583772e8e84af3a9424bde5100dbaa901e83e23c15aee9/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-kitchen/code-specs-core)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ddfcece5bfcffeabd41cf226598af136dd29ed0e7da3ca5476d42e20d34b8903/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-kitchen/code-specs-core)[![Monthly Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b27fa6e5807aa9b4e1d0e698e90bde9609ac5090f94f9d680c57cf5a2f34d8b8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f642f6d6f6e74686c79)](https://packagist.org/packages/php-kitchen/code-specs-core)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/73c33346858efdab61f8e3b072a9de32da24681bcff95c426b644645167fca12/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7068702d6b69746368656e2f636f64652d73706563732d636f72652f6c6963656e7365)](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs-core/blob/master/LICENSE)Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

**`PHP >= 7.1` is required.**

**`PHPUnit >= 6.0` is required but `PHPUnit >= 6.2` is recommended.**

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

[](#contributing)

Want to help? First read [contributing rules](https://github.com/php-kitchen/code-specs/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md)

Then open issue and we would discuss all of the questions about bugfix, feature or request.

Or [join our server at Discord](https://discord.gg/Ez5VZhC) if you want to ask any questions, suggest improvements or just to talk with community and developers.

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~3 days

Total

2

Last Release

3100d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

codeceptionBDDtestsextensiontesterunit-testsCodeSpecs

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