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pilou/eu-vat-id-validation
==========================

EU VIES VAT Validation

0.2.4(9y ago)02.5kPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Oct 27Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

`composer require pilou/eu-vat-id-validation`

---

Options / Functions
-------------------

[](#options--functions)

#### \_\_construct()

[](#__construct)

- param: `string` $vatId *\[optional\]*

---

#### setVatId()

[](#setvatid)

- param: `string` $vatId
- throws: `\Exception`

Sets the current VAT-ID value and extracts the VAT-Number and the country code from it.

---

#### getVatId()

[](#getvatid)

- return: `string`

Gets the last set VAT-ID value.

---

#### toArray()

[](#toarray)

- return: `array`

Gets the last set VAT-ID value and all associated details:

- VAT-ID
- VAT-Number
- Country code
- Is valid?
- Company name *(not always available)*
- Company address *(not always available)*

Example:

```
Array (
    [vatId] => IT01775560442
    [vatNumber] => 01775560442
    [countryCode] => IT
    [isValid] => 1
    [companyName] => M.A.B. SOFTWARE SRL
    [companyAddress] => C DA CAMPIGLIONE 20 63900 FERMO FM
)
```

---

#### isValid()

[](#isvalid)

- return: `boolean`
- throws: '\\Pilou\\EuVat\\ServiceUnavailableException'

---

Usage Examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

Check if passed VAT-ID is valid:

```
$vatId = new \Pilou\EuVat\Validation('IT01775560442');
print_r($vatId->isValid());

// Output
true
```

---

Check multiple VAT-ID's:

```
$vatId = new \Pilou\EuVat\Validation;

$vatId->setVatId('IT01775560442');
print_r($vatId->isValid());             // Output: true

$vatId->setVatId('XX123456789');
print_r($vatId->isValid());             // Output: false
```

---

Display all VAT-ID details:

```
$vatId = new \Pilou\EuVat\Validation('IT01775560442');
print_r($vatId->toArray());

// Output
Array (
    [vatId] => IT01775560442
    [vatNumber] => 01775560442
    [countryCode] => IT
    [isValid] => 1
    [companyName] => M.A.B. SOFTWARE SRL
    [companyAddress] => C DA CAMPIGLIONE 20 63900 FERMO FM
)
```

---

Using all public class functions:

```
$vatId = new \Pilou\EuVat\Validation;
$vatId->setVatId('IT01775560442');
$vatId->validate();

print_r($vatId->isValid());             // Output: true
print_r($vatId->getVatId());            // Output: 'IT01775560442'

print_r($vatId->toArray());

// Output
Array (
    [vatId] => IT01775560442
    [vatNumber] => 01775560442
    [countryCode] => IT
    [isValid] => 1
    [companyName] => M.A.B. SOFTWARE SRL
    [companyAddress] => C DA CAMPIGLIONE 20 63900 FERMO FM
)
```

---

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~4 days

Total

8

Last Release

3454d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.5

0.2.4PHP >=5.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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