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sfneal/builders
===============

Eloquent\\Builder wrapper with extended functionality

1.0.2(5y ago)06.9kMITPHPPHP >=7.3

Since Aug 13Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Query Builders
==============

[](#query-builders)

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Eloquent\\Builder wrapper with extended functionality.

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require sfneal/builders
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Add the custom QueryBuilder to any Eloquent model by overwriting the built-in newEloquentBuilder() & query() methods.

```
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
use Sfneal\Builders\QueryBuilder;

class ExampleModel extends Model
{
    /**
     * Query Builder.
     *
     * @param $query
     * @return QueryBuilder
     */
    public function newEloquentBuilder($query)
    {
        return new QueryBuilder($query);
    }

    /**
     * Query Builder method for improved type hinting.
     *
     * @return QueryBuilder|Builder
     */
    public static function query()
    {
        return parent::query();
    }
}
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Stephen Neal](https://github.com/sfneal)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

PHP Package Boilerplate
-----------------------

[](#php-package-boilerplate)

This package was generated using the [PHP Package Boilerplate](https://laravelpackageboilerplate.com).

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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 ~12 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

15

Last Release

1934d ago

Major Versions

0.7.0 → 1.0.02021-01-28

PHP version history (4 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.1

0.3.0PHP >=7.0

0.5.0PHP >=7.1

0.7.0PHP >=7.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ec5fdf3b9d2183ae9c777e4aed46fd5cfd9aa4789cd05c669e5907de0b8c865c?d=identicon)[sfneal](/maintainers/sfneal)

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Top Contributors

[![sfneal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/23200215?v=4)](https://github.com/sfneal "sfneal (82 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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