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php-standard-library/type
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Runtime type validation implementing Parse, Don't Validate - coerce and assert unstructured input into well-typed data

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PHP Standard Library - Type
===========================

[](#php-standard-library---type)

Runtime type validation implementing Parse, Don't Validate - coerce and assert unstructured input into well-typed data.

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- [Documentation](https://php-standard-library.dev)
- [Contributing](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/blob/next/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Create Pull Request](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/pulls)
- [Report an Issue](https://github.com/php-standard-library/php-standard-library/issues)

###  Health Score

55

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FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance94

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.2% 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 ~6 days

Recently: every ~16 days

Total

12

Last Release

31d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![azjezz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/29315886?v=4)](https://github.com/azjezz "azjezz (15 commits)")[![gsteel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2803720?v=4)](https://github.com/gsteel "gsteel (1 commits)")[![veewee](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1618158?v=4)](https://github.com/veewee "veewee (1 commits)")

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Tags

coerciontypetype-safetyvalidationtypevalidationcoerciontype-safety

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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