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pirminis/maybe-monad
====================

PHP monad library

1.2.10(11y ago)31.0k1MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Oct 18Pushed 10y agoCompare

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maybe-monad
===========

[](#maybe-monad)

Simple `Maybe` monad library for `PHP`. Makes your life easier by making your code safer and by keeping your code stylish.

What is this library about
==========================

[](#what-is-this-library-about)

Graceful handling of `null` values.

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Composer:

```
"require": {
    "pirminis/maybe-monad": "~1.2"
},
"autoload": {
    "files": ["vendor/pirminis/maybe-monad/lib/global.php"]
}

```

Examples
========

[](#examples)

Dont be a jerk and check `example.php`, it is simple and easy to understand:

```
php example.php

```

Tests
=====

[](#tests)

Use phpunit in project folder:

```
phpunit tests

```

Bugs?
=====

[](#bugs)

`$how_much_I_care = \Maybe('that much'); echo $how_much_I_care->val('not that much');`

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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 ~0 days

Total

7

Last Release

4218d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5ab17a6c6a30184f81e05b410276cd4ae15bf6638daee1d51bf8ddd1ad4f7869?d=identicon)[pirminis](/maintainers/pirminis)

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Top Contributors

[![pirminis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2685976?v=4)](https://github.com/pirminis "pirminis (40 commits)")

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Tags

safemonad

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