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plaisio-ts/helper-cast
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PhpPlaisio (TypeScript): Safely cast mixed values to bool, number (float or integer), or string

2.1.0(3y ago)01.7k6MITTypeScript

Since Aug 4Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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PhpPlaisio (TypeScript): Helper-Cast
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[](#phpplaisio-typescript-helper-cast)

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This package contains the TypeScript helper-cast of PhpPlaisio.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require plaisio-ts/helper-cast
```

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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 ~229 days

Total

5

Last Release

1190d ago

Major Versions

1.0.3 → 2.0.02022-10-12

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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