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pierswarmers/mandate
====================

Simple utility for describing date based rules.

1.0.0(11y ago)219MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Mar 13Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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ManDate
=======

[](#mandate)

Simple utility for testing dates against chained rules.

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9d96008fb297351e372f89e7f64062dd3a344390b9046202b7fbe23fc645aaa4/68747470733a2f2f6170692e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f70696572737761726d6572732f4d616e446174652e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/pierswarmers/ManDate)

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

[](#installation)

The recommended way to install ManDate is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). Require the `pierswarmers/mandate` package into your `composer.json` file:

composer require "pierswarmers/mandate" dev-master

```
composer require "pierswarmers/mandate" dev-master
```

Or in your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require": {
        "pierswarmers/mandate": "dev-master"
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use ManDate\Mandate;
use ManDate\Rule\WeekdayRule;
use ManDate\Rule\DaytimeRule;
use ManDate\Rule\MorningRule;

$mandate = new Mandate();

$mandate
    ->andWhere(new WeekdayRule())
    ->andWhere(new DaytimeRule())
    ->andWhereNot(new MorningRule())
;

$date  = new \DateTime('2015-03-02 11:30', new \DateTimeZone('Australia/Sydney'));

if ($mandate->validate($date)) {
    echo 'It\'s a weekday afternoon!';
}
```

Rules
-----

[](#rules)

RuleDetailsAfternoonRuleLater than midday.CollisionRuleCollides with another date.DaytimeRuleAfter sunrise and before sunset.MorningRuleEarlier than midday.NighttimeRuleAfter sunset and before sunrise.WeekdayRuleMonday to Friday.WeekendRuleSaturday and Sunday.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

4075d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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