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rikbruil/specification
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A PHP implementation of the Specification-pattern

0.9.4(11y ago)18284.8k—2.5%31MITPHPPHP >=5.3.3

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Specification
=============

[](#specification)

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PHP implementation of the [Specification pattern](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specification_pattern)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$overDue        = new OverDueSpecification();
$noticeSent     = new NoticeSentSpecification();
$inCollection   = new InCollectionSpecification();

// example of specification pattern logic chaining
$sendToCollection = $overDue->andX($noticeSent)
                            ->not($inCollection);

foreach ($service->getInvoices() as $currentInvoice) {
    if (! $sendToCollection->isSatisfiedBy($currentInvoice)) {
        continue;
    }

    $currentInvoice->sendToCollection();
}
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.3+

License
-------

[](#license)

Specification is licensed under the MIT License - see the `LICENSE` file for details

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity43

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~1 days

Total

5

Last Release

4085d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.9PHP >=5.5

0.9.1PHP >=5.3.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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