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polderknowledge/php-peek-lock
=============================

A PHP library which acts as a wrapper around flock() to provide an interprocess lock.

1.0.1(8y ago)18229[1 issues](https://github.com/polderknowledge/php-peek-lock/issues)MITPHPPHP >=7.0

Since Jul 7Pushed 8y ago7 watchersCompare

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php-peek-lock
=============

[](#php-peek-lock)

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A PHP class which wraps flock()

You can use this to run jobs in the background and peek from the webserver if they are running.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require polderknowledge/php-peek-lock
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// lock the file in a job to prevent race conditions between jobs:
$lock = new PeekLock('mylockfile.txt');
$lock->blockTillLock();

// check if the job is running from the webpage
$lock = new PeekLock('mylockfile.txt');
echo 'busy? ' . ($lock->isLocked() ? 'yes' : 'no');
```

Change log
----------

[](#change-log)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CONDUCT](CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please report them via [HackerOne](https://hackerone.com/polderknowledge)instead of using the issue tracker or e-mail.

Community
---------

[](#community)

We have an IRC channel where you can find us every now and then. We're on the Freenode network in the channel #polderknowledge.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Polder Knowledge](https://polderknowledge.com)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

Please see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for the license of this application.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 71.4% 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

2

Last Release

3233d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d681d831dda859845e3f483dc05f67f4bca92f8270bf68203ac88e36ccef56fc?d=identicon)[polderknowledge](/maintainers/polderknowledge)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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