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programmatordev/yet-another-php-validator
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PHP validator with expressive error messages

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Yet Another PHP Validator
=========================

[](#yet-another-php-validator)

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PHP validator with expressive error messages.

Tip

This library has been archived in favor of the [Fluent Validator](https://github.com/programmatordev/fluent-validator) library. Check it out if you're interested in the same validation style.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1 or higher.

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

[](#installation)

Install the library via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require programmatordev/yet-another-php-validator
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

Simple usage looks like:

```
use ProgrammatorDev\Validator\Validator;

// do this:
$validator = Validator::type('int')->greaterThanOrEqual(18);

// and validate with these:
$validator->validate(16); // returns bool: false
$validator->assert(16, 'age'); // throws exception: The age value should be greater than or equal to 18.
```

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

[](#documentation)

- [Get Started](docs/01-get-started.md)
- [How to Use](docs/02-usage.md)
    - [Usage](docs/02-usage.md#usage)
    - [Methods](docs/02-usage.md#methods)
    - [Error Handling](docs/02-usage.md#error-handling)
    - [Custom Error Messages](docs/02-usage.md#custom-error-messages)
- [Rules](docs/03-rules.md)
- [Custom Rules](docs/04-custom-rules.md)

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

[](#contributing)

Any form of contribution to improve this library (including requests) will be welcome and appreciated. Make sure to open a pull request or issue.

Acknowledgments
---------------

[](#acknowledgments)

This library is inspired by [respect/validation](https://github.com/Respect/Validation) and [symfony/validator](https://github.com/symfony/validator).

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT license. Please see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file distributed with this source code for further information regarding copyright and licensing.

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 83% of packages

Maintenance40

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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. 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 ~23 days

Recently: every ~33 days

Total

17

Last Release

642d ago

Major Versions

v0.8.0 → v1.0.02024-04-02

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpphp-validationphp-validatorphp8validationvalidatorphpvalidatorvalidationphp8

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