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primal/cache
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Collection of classes for handling caching of data via multiple data stores

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\#Primal.Cache

Created and Copyright 2012 by Jarvis Badgley, chiper at chipersoft dot com.

Primal.Database is a set of classes for caching and retrieving data using a variety of data storage methods.

[Primal](http://www.primalphp.com) is a collection of independent micro-libraries that collectively form a [LAMP](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle)) development framework, but is not required to use Primal.Database in your own projects.

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Documentation is still forthcoming.

###  Health Score

20

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LowBetter than 12% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31834882?v=4)[ChiperSoft](/maintainers/ChiperSoft)[@ChiperSoft](https://github.com/ChiperSoft)

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Top Contributors

[![Twipped](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/231157?v=4)](https://github.com/Twipped "Twipped (5 commits)")

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