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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. pointybeard/helpers ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) pointybeard/helpers =================== A meta package containing helpful classes and functions for use in PHP. 1.2.6(5y ago)49221[1 issues](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers/issues)3MITPHP >=7.2 Since May 5Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/pointybeard/helpers)[ Docs](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers)[ RSS](/packages/pointybeard-helpers/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (19)Versions (23)Used By (3) PHP Helpers =========== [](#php-helpers) A meta package containing helpful classes and functions for use in PHP. Installation ------------ [](#installation) This library is installed via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). To install, use `composer require pointybeard/helpers` or add `"pointybeard/helpers": "~1.2.0"` to your `composer.json` file. And run composer to update your dependencies: ``` $ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php $ php composer.phar update ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) See individual packages for their usage instructions. Packages included in this library: - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Progress Bar](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-progressbar) (`pointybeard/helpers-cli-progressbar`) - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Colours](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-colour) (`pointybeard/helpers-cli-colour`) - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Prompt for Input](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-prompt) (`pointybeard/helpers-cli-prompt`) - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Message](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-message) (`pointybeard/helpers-cli-message`) - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Input and Input Type Handlers](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-cli-input) (`pointybeard/helpers-cli-input`) - [PHP Helpers: Sliding Average](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-statistics-slidingaverage) (`pointybeard/helpers-statistics-slidingaverage`) - [PHP Helpers: Time Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-time) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-time`) - [PHP Helpers: Flag Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags`) - [PHP Helpers: Command-line Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-cli) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-cli`) - [PHP Helpers: String Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-strings) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-strings`) - [PHP Helpers: Array Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-arrays) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-arrays`) - [PHP Helpers: Path Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-paths) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-paths`) - [PHP Helpers: Debug Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-debug) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-debug`) - [PHP Helpers: Json Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-json) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-json`) - [PHP Helpers: Factory Foundation Classes](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-foundation-factory) (`pointybeard/helpers-foundation-factory`) - [PHP Helpers: Readable Trace Exception](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-exceptions-readabletrace) (`pointybeard/helpers-exceptions-readabletrace`) - [PHP Helpers: Broadcast & Listen Foundation Classes](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-foundation-bnl) (`pointybeard/helpers-foundation-bnl`) - [PHP Helpers: File Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-files) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-files`) - [PHP Helpers: Number Functions](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-number) (`pointybeard/helpers-functions-number`) Support ------- [](#support) If you believe you have found a bug, please report it using the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers/issues), or better yet, fork the library and submit a pull request. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) We encourage you to contribute to this project. Please check out the [Contributing documentation](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines about how to get involved. Author ------ [](#author) - Alannah Kearney - - See also the list of [contributors](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers/contributors) who participated in this project License ------- [](#license) "PHP Helpers" is released under the [MIT License](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT). ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 66% of packages Maintenance15 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity64 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. 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