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qubus/expressive
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Database Abstraction Layer with DataMapper and ActiveRecord.

v3.4.6(1mo ago)02071MITPHPPHP >=8.4

Since Aug 27Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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Database Abstraction Layer
==========================

[](#database-abstraction-layer)

A database abstraction layer toolkit with query builder, schema builder, and ORM (Active Record and DataMapper). Relies on PDO connection for `pdo_mysql`, `pdo_sqlite`, `pdo_oci`, `pdo_pgsql` and `pdo_sqlsrv`.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.4+

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require qubus/expressive

```

More Info
---------

[](#more-info)

- [Documentation](https://codefyphp.com/docs/digging-deeper/expressive-orm/)
- [Contributing](https://docs.qubusphp.com/contributing/)

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 95% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

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 ~35 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

41

Last Release

45d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02023-08-28

1.0.x-dev → v2.0.02025-08-24

2.x-dev → v3.0.0-beta.12025-10-05

PHP version history (3 changes)0.x-devPHP >=8.1

v1.0.0PHP >=8.2

v2.0.0PHP >=8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/86d25d805eb5b710fab925600008b72f9f5f11a5206154fcd1ded01794a4d1b8?d=identicon)[nomadicjosh](/maintainers/nomadicjosh)

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Top Contributors

[![nomadicjosh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2042176?v=4)](https://github.com/nomadicjosh "nomadicjosh (55 commits)")

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Tags

databaseormdbalquerybuilderdatabase abstractionactiverecorddatamapper

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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