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silvanus/ouroboros-orm
======================

Simple ORM for custom DB tables in WP

v0.6.3(5y ago)151MITPHP

Since Oct 3Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Status
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[](#status)

Ouroboros was originally written when I still worked more with PHP / WP. The basic functionalities were finished and worked, but never really finalized or tested in a real project.

There is a good chance it all works, so feel free to look around or fork it. Still, be warned: do not use for purposes other than curiosity.

Ouroboros ORM
=============

[](#ouroboros-orm)

Create and use custom WP database tables in ORM-like way. Inspired by tools like Eloquent ORM and Objection.js.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Schemas: create custom tables for your data.
- Migrations: run your schemas up / down with CLI commands.
- Models: create and use data with model entitites.
- REST API: easily use your Ouroboros data from WP REST endpoints.

Motivation
----------

[](#motivation)

WP database structure is less-than-optimal. When you find yourself creating custom tables in WordPress, you should probably consider using some other platform.

However, we can't always decide what tools we use for a project. The way WordPress supports creating new tables or using data in them is very bare bones. Ouroboros aims to make working with custom tables more streamlined and enjoyable.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- See "examples" folder
- See "tests" and "src" to get general idea.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer:

`composer require silvanus/ouroboros-orm`

To use autoloading mechanism, you must include `vendor/autoload.php` file in your code.

Whats in the name?
------------------

[](#whats-in-the-name)

For those who speak north germanic languages, "orm" means snake or a worm. Therefore I've always associated "ORM" systems with snakes. ["Ouroboros"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros) is a snake biting it's own tail, which is fitting enough description for writing an ORM for WordPress.

###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 67.2% 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 ~24 days

Recently: every ~35 days

Total

7

Last Release

1899d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

composer-packagedatabase-migrationsormphpwordpress

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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