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reich/async
===========

Simple way to make async operations using PHP

v1.0(8y ago)010MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

Since Mar 24Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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AsyncPHP
========

[](#asyncphp)

A simple way to make async operations using PHP

Installation
============

[](#installation)

in the terminal:

```
composer require reich/async
```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

To create a new thread:

```
$thread = new \AsyncPHP\Thread(function);
```

To join the thread to the main context:

```
$thread->join();
```

To get the currently running threads:

```
echo \AsyncPHP\Thread::$count
```

Note
====

[](#note)

This can only be used from the command line atm.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2973d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/388842e0ff6cf34c4321689d6761546f1f65dbf9f7ef2d2cfc0aabdd3fc02cf0?d=identicon)[edenreich](/maintainers/edenreich)

---

Top Contributors

[![edenreich](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16985712?v=4)](https://github.com/edenreich "edenreich (14 commits)")

---

Tags

asyncthreadsThread

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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