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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. pillar/pillar ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) pillar/pillar ============= A lightweight DDD and Event Sourcing foundation for PHP applications v0.7.3(4mo ago)220MITPHPPHP ^8.3|^8.4CI passing Since Nov 7Pushed 4mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/edvin/pillar)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pillar/pillar)[ Docs](https://github.com/edvin/pillar)[ RSS](/packages/pillar-pillar/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (10)Versions (26)Used By (0) [![Pillar – PHP Event Sourcing](logo.svg)](logo.svg) [![CI](https://github.com/edvin/pillar/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/edvin/pillar/actions/workflows/ci.yml)[![Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f23b413085c02cf8a38dc9e71b797313d87064bd39a58637ae76c4993d44347c/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f656476696e2f70696c6c61722f6272616e63682f6d61696e2f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/edvin/pillar)[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e281bb070eece0eaa222ab1f3ca77b796761f8ff29870396f0179f535507a3b0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f70696c6c61722f70696c6c61722e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/pillar/pillar)[![Docs](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bab693cd54545ba3568d5ccb30c6f768bd229630cd5ab39c505ad8a0d74eee6e/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f646f63732d5669746550726573732d696e666f726d6174696f6e616c)](https://edvin.github.io/pillar/) Elegant DDD & Event Sourcing for Laravel -------------------------------------------- [](#elegant-ddd--event-sourcing-for-laravel) Build rich domain models and event‑sourced systems — without friction. [![Read the Docs](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f446e9cf285abc4c62e26e600cc4debc307b1b577b38168a3b254d087fff50f9/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f52656164253230746865253230446f63732d6874747073253341253246253246646f63732e70696c6c61727068702e6465762d3235363365623f7374796c653d666f722d7468652d6261646765)](https://docs.pillarphp.dev) Install ------- [](#install) ``` composer require pillar/pillar php artisan pillar:install ``` Highlights ---------- [](#highlights) - 🧠 **Aggregate sessions (Unit of Work)** — `find()`, mutate, `commit()` - 🗃️ **Pluggable event store** with **generator‑based** streams & optimistic locking - 🧵 **Fetch strategies** (load‑all / chunked / streaming) - 🧬 **Versioned events** & **upcasters** - 💾 **Snapshotting** policies (Always / Cadence / On‑Demand) - 🧩 **Object serialization** — JSON by default, MessagePack built-in, or custom serializer - 🔒 **Payload encryption** — pluggable cipher, per‑event overrides - 🖥️ **Event stream browser Web UI** — browse streams and timelines and inspect payloads - ⏱️ **Point‑in‑time reads** — load up to aggregate/global sequence or date via `EventWindow` - 🎭 **Aliases** for readable event names - 🔁 **Safe replays** to rebuild projections - ⚡ **CQRS** — projectors and query bus for a fast, scalable read side - 🧰 **Facade + buses** for quick wiring - 🛠️ **Pillar Make**: Bounded Context/Command/Query/Event Scaffolding - 🧪 **First‑class testing** — Given/When/Then helpers for aggregates & commands, full isolation, exception capture, state inspection - 🧵 **Command & Aggregate Scenarios** — end‑to‑end command testing using the real bus & event store, or fast in‑memory aggregate testing - 🧰 **Laravel Tinker integration** — automatic aliases for commands, queries & IDs, plus rich aggregate debugging Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Full docs at **** — Getting started, concepts, tutorial, configuration & CLI reference. License ------- [](#license) MIT © Edvin Syse ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 85% of packages Maintenance74 Regular maintenance activity Popularity9 Limited adoption so far Community6 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity53 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 Every ~2 days Total 25 Last Release 147d ago PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^8.4 v0.4.4PHP ^8.3|^8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8988b23bd1026647d0e07ea7e86f19bbeb6ea0a54e05098250a5da06121ed2aa?d=identicon)[edvin](/maintainers/edvin) --- Top Contributors [![edvin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/977035?v=4)](https://github.com/edvin "edvin (7 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPest ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/pillar-pillar/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/pillar-pillar/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/pillar-pillar) ``` ### Alternatives [laravel/passport Laravel Passport provides OAuth2 server support to Laravel. 3.4k85.0M532](/packages/laravel-passport)[laravel/pulse Laravel Pulse is a real-time application performance monitoring tool and dashboard for your Laravel application. 1.7k12.1M99](/packages/laravel-pulse)[laravel/pennant A simple, lightweight library for managing feature flags. 57711.1M53](/packages/laravel-pennant)[laravel/cashier Laravel Cashier provides an expressive, fluent interface to Stripe's subscription billing services. 2.5k25.9M107](/packages/laravel-cashier)[laravel/scout Laravel Scout provides a driver based solution to searching your Eloquent models. 1.7k49.4M479](/packages/laravel-scout)[roots/acorn Framework for Roots WordPress projects built with Laravel components. 9682.1M97](/packages/roots-acorn) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)