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rmanara/alpha
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Class to count and manipulate alpha characters.

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Alpha - PHP String Character Analysis Library
=============================================

[](#alpha---php-string-character-analysis-library)

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A lightweight PHP library for analyzing and categorizing character types within strings. Easily count vowels, consonants, digits, special characters, and more.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- 📊 **Character Counting** - Count vowels, consonants, numbers, and special characters
- 🔤 **Case Analysis** - Separate uppercase and lowercase letter counting
- 📈 **Word Statistics** - Calculate average word length in text
- 🎯 **Result Storage** - Automated collection and retrieval of analysis results
- 🚀 **Zero Dependencies** - No external dependencies required
- ✅ **PSR-4 Compliant** - Follows PSR-4 autoloading standards
- 🧪 **Fully Tested** - Comprehensive PHPUnit test suite included

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via Composer (recommended):

```
composer require rodrigomanara/alpha
```

Or add to your `composer.json`:

```
{
    "require": {
        "rodrigomanara/alpha": "^1.1"
    }
}
```

Then run:

```
composer install
```

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1 or higher
- Composer

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
