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ppelisset/php-serial
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Serial port access for Unix system in PHP

v0.1.0(3y ago)0610MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Aug 12Pushed 3y ago2 watchersCompare

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php-serial
==========

[](#php-serial)

This package is a test to port base of pyserial in pure PHP with FFI. It append a Serial object to access to a serial port on Linux/Darwin (MacOS).

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

[](#installation)

php-serial require PHP8.1 and php-ffi enabled. To install this package, use composer to require package `ppelisset/php-serial`.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

`PHPSerial\Serial::__construct()` - Create a serial object with port configuration

`PHPSerial\Serial::open` - Open port and configure system to access to him

`PHPSerial\Serial::isOpen` - Check port is currently open

`PHPSerial\Serial::read` - Read a max of `$count` byte on serial port (less if not enough bytes is available). Default value is `0`, to read all available bytes.

`PHPSerial\Serial::write` - Write data on serial port

`PHPSerial\Serial::close` - Close port access

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1375d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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