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php-win-ext/expect
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This extension allows to interact with processes through PTY, using expect library.

0.4.1(2mo ago)06[1 PRs](https://github.com/php-win-ext/pecl-expect/pulls)PHP-3.01PHP >= 8.0.0CI passing

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PHP extension for expect library
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This extension allows to interact with processes through PTY, using expect library.

This extension uses a Tcl/Expect library: .

Original author: Michael Spector

> **Unable to build this extension for Windows because the TCL Expect is not available on Windows.**

Maintained branches:

VersionStatusmasterunmaintened ❌v0.xmaintened ✅Maintained PHP Versions compatibility:

PHP VersionStatus5.xno ❌7.xno ❌8.0yes ✅8.1yes ✅8.2yes ✅8.3yes ✅8.4yes ✅8.5yes ✅Installation system support:

PlatformStatusPECLno ❌PIEyes ✅To install the extension, install the library `tcl-dev tcl-expect-dev` first.

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:

```
sudo apt-get install tcl-dev tcl-expect-dev
```

Alpine Linux:

```
apk add tcl-dev expect-dev
```

Fedora:

```
sudo dnf install tcl-devel expect-devel
```

Arch Linux:

```
sudo pacman -S tcl expect
```

And use PIE (PHP Installer Extension) with a command like:

```
pie install php-win-ext/expect
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance84

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity29

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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

2

Last Release

80d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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