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simphotonics/utils
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String and array utility functions.

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Utils
=====

[](#utils)

Utility functions for manipulating strings and arrays, a timer class, and a class for managing script arguments.

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

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 ~969 days

Total

3

Last Release

1773d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.1 → v2.0.02021-07-10

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.5.9

v1.0.1PHP ^7.2

v2.0.0PHP ^8.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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