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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. roave/dont ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) roave/dont ========== A small set of traits that can be used to prevent misuse of your objects 1.6.0(3y ago)399257.4k↓33.3%21[6 issues](https://github.com/Roave/Dont/issues)[4 PRs](https://github.com/Roave/Dont/pulls)3MITPHPPHP ~8.0.0 || ~8.1.0 || ~8.2.0CI passing Since Mar 16Pushed 1mo ago11 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Roave/Dont)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/roave/dont)[ Docs](https://github.com/Roave/Dont)[ RSS](/packages/roave-dont/feed)WikiDiscussions 1.7.x Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (2)Versions (20)Used By (3) Don't ===== [](#dont) `roave/dont` is a small PHP package aimed at enforcing good practices when it comes to designing [defensive code](https://ocramius.github.io/extremely-defensive-php/). [![Infection MSI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/00202a7c1b6de7960280711910f1cb2bf3e71a7eb7f1df7adcb54384c9190cce/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e737472796b65722d6d757461746f722e696f2f6769746875622e636f6d2f526f6176652f446f6e742f312e322e78)](https://infection.github.io)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/10674ba87870c38a5234972dee1bc4e0eb4430f993fe915aa44afde10c0fffcd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f726f6176652f646f6e742e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/roave/dont)[![Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c531ff62dbc0014c434bb710f28b9bd45cdf12b96a9d0ee2f4d7bcc012f53203/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f767072652f726f6176652f646f6e742e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/roave/dont) Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer require roave/dont ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) The package currently provides the following traits: - [`Dont\DontDeserialise`](docs/DontDeserialise.md) - [`Dont\DontSerialise`](docs/DontSerialise.md) - [`Dont\DontClone`](docs/DontClone.md) - [`Dont\DontGet`](docs/DontGet.md) - [`Dont\DontSet`](docs/DontSet.md) - [`Dont\DontCall`](docs/DontCall.md) - [`Dont\DontCallStatic`](docs/DontCallStatic.md) - [`Dont\DontToString`](docs/DontToString.md) - [`Dont\JustDont`](docs/JustDont.md) - [`Dont\DontInstantiate`](docs/DontInstantiate.md) Usage is straightforward: ``` use Dont\DontSerialise; class MyClass { use DontSerialise; } serialize(new MyClass); // will throw an exception ``` ### Health Score 59 — FairBetter than 99% of packages Maintenance59 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity51 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community32 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity81 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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