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sniff input types

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Shieldfy Sniffer
================

[](#shieldfy-sniffer)

Shieldfy Sniffer is a small composer package to detect the input type , now support 4 types ( integer , string , json , serialize)

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

[](#installation)

Through Composer

```
composer require shieldfy/sniffer

```

Usage & Examples
--------------------

[](#usage--examples)

```
$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->sniff('12.5'); //number

$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->sniff('hello world'); //string

$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->sniff(json_encode(['hello'=>1,'world'=>'!'])); //json

$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->sniff(serialize(['hello'=>1,'world'=>'!'])); //serialize

//you can add more than value as array
$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->sniff(['555','abc']);

//test against particular type
$result = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->is('123456789','number'); //true

//you can register your own sniffer on the runtime
$type = (new \Shieldfy\Sniffer\Sniffer)->register('hello',function($input){
	if(strstr($input,'hello'))
		return true;
	return false;
})->sniff('say hello world');
```

### note about serialization

[](#note-about-serialization)

Serialize / Unserialize can be danger due to its ability to convert object and it can be used to preform object injection attack. So explicit sniffing not allowed in php version before php 7 thats because php7 offered new options to prevent object serialization see [here](http://php.net/unserialize)

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

[](#contributing)

Thank you for considering contributing to this project! Bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests are very welcome.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability within this project, please send an e-mail to .

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~63 days

Total

5

Last Release

3207d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9817b8aec8f20a77d9b89f64e016bdd9c68eafee34fa70a8d09ffe0f35221768?d=identicon)[shieldfy](/maintainers/shieldfy)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

snifferdetectionshieldfy

###  Code Quality

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