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php-standard-library/binary
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Typed functions for encoding and decoding binary data, replacing pack()/unpack() with a clear, type-safe API

6.1.1(1mo ago)031↑577.4%1MITPHP ~8.4.0 || ~8.5.0

Since Mar 17Compare

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###  Health Score

43

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FairBetter than 91% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~0 days

Total

8

Last Release

50d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

binaryunpackpackendianness

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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