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phpfox/container
================

A simple DI container for the PHPFox framework

0.3.0(4y ago)412.7k↑90.5%11MITPHPPHP ^8.0

Since Jun 17Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/PHP-Fox/container)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpfox/container)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/JustSteveKing)[ RSS](/packages/phpfox-container/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3d ago

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PHP-Fox Container
=================

[](#php-fox-container)

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This is the repository for the DI Container used in the PHP-Fox framework.

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

[](#installation)

You should not need to install this package when using the PHP-Fox framework, however if you wish to use this outside of the framework please use:

```
composer require phpfox/container
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use the container, all you need to do is:

```
$container = Container::getInstance();

$container->bind(
    abstract: Abstract::class,
    concrete: Concrete::class,
    shared: false, // defaults to false - true turns this into a singleton.
);

/**
 * @var bool
 */
$exists = $container->has(
    id: Abstract::class,
);

/**
 * @var Concrete
 */
$concrete = $container->make(
    abstract: Abstract::class,
);
```

Container implementation inspired by [example repo](https://github.com/jessarcher/service-container-from-scratch) from [Jess Archer](https://github.com/jessarcher), which provides a great and simple base.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% 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 ~114 days

Total

3

Last Release

1615d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a87fe82b349821ebd49cf57d65c4cd3e33ae0833222a8438d90fe8921ca899ea?d=identicon)[JustSteveKing](/maintainers/JustSteveKing)

---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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