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repat/commandline-bell
======================

Makes the ASCII Bell sound or flashes terminal

0.1(8y ago)117.6k↓33.3%MITPHPPHP >=4.0.7

Since Dec 29Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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CommandlineBell
===============

[](#commandlinebell)

**php-commandline-bell** makes the ASCII Bell sound or flashes the terminal.

```
use repat\CommandlineBell;

// flashes screen if possible, otherwise just bell()
CommandlineBell::flash();

// makes a beep sound
CommandlineBell::bell();
```

Under the hood
--------------

[](#under-the-hood)

```
// ASCI BEL, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_character
echo "0x07";
```

Alternatives
------------

[](#alternatives)

- Terminal Notifications via node.js:
- `say whatever`

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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

3063d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/405dab243007488e7e7851422e5864a9312aee36058d60f1e6d623232c4d3131?d=identicon)[repat](/maintainers/repat)

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Top Contributors

[![repat](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/516807?v=4)](https://github.com/repat "repat (2 commits)")

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Tags

asciiflashbellsoundbelbeep

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