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piko/framework
==============

Ultra lighweight MVC web framework

v3.5.1(6mo ago)82654LGPL-3.0-or-laterPHPPHP >=7.1.0CI passing

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Piko
====

[](#piko)

[![build](https://github.com/piko-framework/piko/actions/workflows/php.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/piko-framework/piko/actions/workflows/php.yml)[![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6fb7d23f24255d35ea87e97399d1d1f3b98d0be7706972bee75d3d43c07754dc/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f70696b6f2d6672616d65776f726b2f70696b6f2f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://coveralls.io/github/piko-framework/piko?branch=main)

Piko is a micro framework to build modular [MVC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model%E2%80%93view%E2%80%93controller)applications.

specifications
--------------

[](#specifications)

- Compliant with [PSR-4](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-4), [PSR-7](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7), [PSR-14](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-14) and [PSR-15](https://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-15)
- Lightweight: Code base including its dependencies is under 200kb.
- Blazing fast: Fast router ([Piko router](https://github.com/piko-framework/router)), components lazy loading and using PHP as template engine.
- Customizable: The framework components can be customized throw events and behavior injections.
- Stable: All framework parts have been well tested.
- Modular : MVC logic is packaged into modules.

Installation via composer
-------------------------

[](#installation-via-composer)

```
composer require piko/framework
```

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

The [Piko project skeletton](https://github.com/piko-framework/piko-project) can be used to start a piko based project.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Inspiration
-----------

[](#inspiration)

Concepts used in Piko were initially inspired from the [Yii2 framework](https://www.yiiframework.com/).

###  Health Score

44

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~76 days

Recently: every ~65 days

Total

33

Last Release

199d ago

Major Versions

v0.9 → v1.02021-09-25

v1.0 → v2.02021-10-15

v2.x-dev → v3.02022-11-04

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1PHP >=5.6.0

v1.0PHP >=7.1.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![ilhooq](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1500886?v=4)](https://github.com/ilhooq "ilhooq (189 commits)")

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Tags

composerframeworkmicro-frameworkmvcmvc-frameworkphprouterframeworkmicromvcmicro-framework

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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