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phproberto/joomla-common
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Common libraries to interact with Joomla!

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Joomla! extension development libraries.
========================================

[](#joomla-extension-development-libraries)

> 100% unit tested libraries to develop Joomla! extensions.

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**STILL NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION**

Quickstart
----------

[](#quickstart)

Sample usage:

```
use Phproberto\Joomla\Client\Client;

// Get the active client
$client = Client::getActive();

// Check if we are in backend
if ($client->isAdmin())
{
	// Do something
}

// Check if we are in frontend
if ($client->isSite())
{
	// Do something
}

// Retrieve client base folder
echo 'Base application folder is ' . $client->getFolder();

// Retrieve frontend client
$site = Client::site();

// Retrieve backend client
$admin = Client::admin();
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- **PHP 5.5+**
- **Joomla! CMS v3.7+**

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is licensed under [GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE](./LICENSE).

Copyright (C) 2017 [Roberto Segura López](http://phproberto.com) - All rights reserved.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

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