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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. sebastian/global-state ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) sebastian/global-state ====================== Snapshotting of global state 9.0.0(3mo ago)6.6k861.1M↓13.4%19[1 issues](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.4CI passing Since Oct 6Pushed today5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sebastian/global-state)[ Docs](https://www.github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann)[ Fund](https://liberapay.com/sebastianbergmann)[ RSS](/packages/sebastian-global-state/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (3)Versions (37)Used By (20) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ddeffa297d07e5ee2011739976f2e7ca08b39e39f133d365abfda88c20af52c0/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f73656261737469616e2f676c6f62616c2d73746174652f76)](https://packagist.org/packages/sebastian/global-state)[![CI Status](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/global-state/actions)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d6a82ffc0fbee26047aa23736f55bbfe6115f3070d1f0f0c2cd31b8cbafb0d92/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f73656261737469616e626572676d616e6e2f676c6f62616c2d73746174652f6272616e63682f6d61696e2f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/sebastianbergmann/global-state) sebastian/global-state ====================== [](#sebastianglobal-state) Snapshotting of global state, factored out of PHPUnit into a stand-alone component. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can add this library as a local, per-project dependency to your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/): ``` composer require sebastian/global-state ``` If you only need this library during development, for instance to run your project's test suite, then you should add it as a development-time dependency: ``` composer require --dev sebastian/global-state ``` ### Health Score 81 ↑ ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance92 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity83 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community36 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity92 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 92.1% 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 ~118 days Recently: every ~40 days Total 36 Last Release 102d ago Major Versions 3.0.6 → 5.0.x-dev2025-08-10 5.0.8 → 8.0.12025-08-28 6.0.x-dev → 7.0.x-dev2025-09-26 7.0.x-dev → 8.0.x-dev2025-12-31 8.0.x-dev → 9.0.02026-02-06 PHP version history (11 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.3 2.0.0PHP ^7.0 3.0.0PHP ^7.2 4.0.0PHP ^7.3 5.0.0PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 5.0.1PHP >=7.3 3.0.1PHP >=7.2 6.0.0PHP >=8.1 7.0.0PHP >=8.2 8.0.0PHP >=8.3 9.0.0PHP >=8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1089?v=4)[Sebastian Probst Eide](/maintainers/sebastian)[@sebastian](https://github.com/sebastian) --- Top Contributors [![sebastianbergmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25218?v=4)](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann "sebastianbergmann (419 commits)")[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (10 commits)")[![localheinz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605483?v=4)](https://github.com/localheinz "localheinz (7 commits)")[![whatthejeff](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/306525?v=4)](https://github.com/whatthejeff "whatthejeff (7 commits)")[![Seb35](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/772681?v=4)](https://github.com/Seb35 "Seb35 (2 commits)")[![staabm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120441?v=4)](https://github.com/staabm "staabm (2 commits)")[![GrahamCampbell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2829600?v=4)](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell "GrahamCampbell (2 commits)")[![mrclay](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/170687?v=4)](https://github.com/mrclay "mrclay (1 commits)")[![henriquemoody](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154023?v=4)](https://github.com/henriquemoody "henriquemoody (1 commits)")[![lolli42](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2178068?v=4)](https://github.com/lolli42 "lolli42 (1 commits)")[![mbeccati](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/282388?v=4)](https://github.com/mbeccati "mbeccati (1 commits)")[![anthonyvancauwenberghe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7100315?v=4)](https://github.com/anthonyvancauwenberghe "anthonyvancauwenberghe (1 commits)")[![remicollet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/270445?v=4)](https://github.com/remicollet "remicollet (1 commits)") --- Tags global state ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/sebastian-global-state/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/sebastian-global-state/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/sebastian-global-state) ``` ### Alternatives [phpunit/phpunit The PHP Unit Testing framework. 20.0k910.7M134.8k](/packages/phpunit-phpunit)[sebastian/object-enumerator Traverses array structures and object graphs to enumerate all referenced objects 6.5k805.2M30](/packages/sebastian-object-enumerator)[sebastian/exporter Provides the functionality to export PHP variables for visualization 6.8k882.7M75](/packages/sebastian-exporter)[phpspec/prophecy Highly opinionated mocking framework for PHP 5.3+ 8.5k551.7M682](/packages/phpspec-prophecy)[brianium/paratest Parallel testing for PHP 2.5k118.8M754](/packages/brianium-paratest)[beberlei/assert Thin assertion library for input validation in business models. 2.4k96.9M570](/packages/beberlei-assert) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)