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reliv/validation-rat
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Input validation pattern with basic validators and field set validators

0.2.3(7y ago)034713ISCPHPPHP >=7

Since Feb 9Pushed 7y ago2 watchersCompare

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Validation Rat
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[](#validation-rat)

Input validation pattern with basic validators and field set validators

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community14

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

Every ~35 days

Recently: every ~49 days

Total

7

Last Release

2795d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/3d89ed9b1fb36217e63fbabed855b75ccbca9a740b8662ed44aa982d5d7c98f7?d=identicon)[reliv](/maintainers/reliv)

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Top Contributors

[![rodmcnew](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1828506?v=4)](https://github.com/rodmcnew "rodmcnew (5 commits)")

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Tags

validationinputfieldsreliv

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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