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pionia/pionia-core
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PHP REST-API framework for developers with deadlines

v3.0.0(1mo ago)815151MITPHPPHP >=8.5

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Pionia Core
===========

[](#pionia-core)

##### This is the core of the Pionia Framework

[](#this-is-the-core-of-the-pionia-framework)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require pionia/pionia-core
```

This is meant for the core developers of the Pionia Core not the framework itself. If you are looking to use or get started with the framework, please find the [Pionia Framework here](https://github.com/PioniaPHP-project/Application)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

#### [Go to the documentation here](https://pioniaphp-project.github.io/Pionia/)

[](#go-to-the-documentation-here)

Road Map for the Pionia Framework(Subject to change)
====================================================

[](#road-map-for-the-pionia-frameworksubject-to-change)

> ##### Coverage 25/26 -- 96%
>
> [](#coverage-2526----96)

Packages covered
----------------

[](#packages-covered)

- Pionia\\Core
- Authentication
- Database
- File System
- Mail
- Session
- Validation
- Templating engine
- Routing
- Middleware
- Request
- Response
- Services
- Switches
- Config and Environments
- Logging
- Cors
- HTTP Kernel
- Events
- Console
- Cache
- Exception handling
- Helper functions
- CLI Bootstrapping
- Uploading and Serving Media Files
- Collections

Setting up the this project
---------------------------

[](#setting-up-the-this-project)

### Prerequisites

[](#prerequisites)

- PHP 8.1 or higher
- Composer
- Git
- Any Editor/IDE of your choice preferably PHPStorm or Intellij IDEA

### Installation

[](#installation-1)

Clone the repository

```
git clone https://github.com/PioniaPHP-project/Pionia.git
```

Change directory to the project folder

```
cd Pionia
```

Install the dependencies

```
composer install
```

### Running the tests

[](#running-the-tests)

```
composer test
```

### Compiling the core dev docs

[](#compiling-the-core-dev-docs)

```
composer document
```

### Contributing

[](#contributing)

Please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for more information on how to contribute to this project.

### Authors

[](#authors)

- [**Jet2018**](https://github.com/jet2018)

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT License](https://github.com/PioniaPHP-project/.github/blob/main/profile/LICENCE.md)

###  Health Score

53

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance93

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

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 ~13 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

61

Last Release

46d ago

Major Versions

v1.1.7 → v2.0.02024-09-22

v2.0.4 → v3.0.0-beta2026-07-01

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=8.0

v3.0.0-betaPHP >=8.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43230268?v=4)[Tumusiime Ezra](/maintainers/jet2018)[@jet2018](https://github.com/jet2018)

---

Top Contributors

[![jet2018](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/43230268?v=4)](https://github.com/jet2018 "jet2018 (214 commits)")

---

Tags

moonlightphp-frameworkpionia-apprest-apiphpframeworkperformanceservicearchitecturePioniaPioneerjet2018j2j

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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