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questocat/version-comparator
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Compares two version number strings based on Semantic Versioning 2.0.0

v1.0.0(8y ago)14.0kMITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Apr 14Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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version-comparator
------------------

[](#version-comparator)

Compares two version number strings based on [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](http://semver.org)

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

[](#installation)

Using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org) to add the package to your project's dependencies:

```
$ composer require questocat/version-comparator
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

#### Using compare method

[](#using-compare-method)

```
$semVerManager = new SemVerManager();
$semVerManager->compare('2.9.0', '2.9.6', '');                     // true
$semVerManager->compare('2.0.1-alpha.2', '2.0.1-alpha.1', '');           // true
$semVerManager->compare('2.0.1-alpha.2', '2.0.1-alpha.1', '!=');          // true
$semVerManager->compare('1.0.0-alpha.1', '1.0.0-alpha.beta', '');   // true
$semVerManager->compare('1.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0-beta', '=');        // true
```

#### Other examples

[](#other-examples)

```
$semVerManager->compare('1.0.0-alpha', '1.0.0-alpha.1', '');        // true
$semVerManager->compareTo('2.8.9-alpha', '>');  // true
```

Reference
---------

[](#reference)

- [semver](http://semver.org)
- [version\_compare](http://php.net/manual/en/function.version-compare.php)
- [php-src](https://github.com/php/php-src)

License
-------

[](#license)

Licensed under the [MIT license](https://github.com/questocat/version-comparator/blob/master/LICENSE).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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

2953d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![voocx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8717817?v=4)](https://github.com/voocx "voocx (44 commits)")

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Tags

compareversionversion-compareversion compare

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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