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ralfmaxxx/phpmd\_variable\_lifetime
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Deliver PHPMD variable lifetime rule

0.1.0(9y ago)16921PHP

Since Jul 13Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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### PHPMD Variable Lifetime Rule

[](#phpmd-variable-lifetime-rule)

How to use?
-----------

[](#how-to-use)

```
composer require "ralfmaxxx/phpmd_variable_lifetime"

```

And append this rule to `phpmd.xml` using definition file `rulesets/design.xml`:

```

```

You can additionally set allowed lines interval parameter:

```

```

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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

3638d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e32538b4ae78c358fa241dc3596c5eb7e19f2fabcd685e6a2acd153c5bb9f567?d=identicon)[ralfmaxxx](/maintainers/ralfmaxxx)

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Top Contributors

[![rafalkanski](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7381290?v=4)](https://github.com/rafalkanski "rafalkanski (1 commits)")

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