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simplecomplex/utils
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Dependency injection container abstraction; PHP CLI made easy; various basic utilities.

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(PHP) Utils
-----------

[](#php-utils)

### Main features

[](#main-features)

#### Dependency injection container abstraction

[](#dependency-injection-container-abstraction)

As [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_injection#Disadvantages) sums it up:

> Ironically, dependency injection can encourage dependence on a dependency injection framework.

**`Dependency`** is a simple tool for mitigating dependency of a particular injection container.
Wraps a [PSR-11](https://github.com/container-interop/fig-standards/blob/container-configuration/proposed/container.md)or [Pimple](http://pimple.sensiolabs.org) container or creates it's own lightweight PSR-11 container.

#### PHP CLI (command line/console) made easy

[](#php-cli-command-lineconsole-made-easy)

**`CliCommand`** + **`CliCommandInterface`**
specify a simple way of defining PHP CLI commands, and auto-generate --help output.

**`CliEnvironment`**

- resolves CLI input arguments and options
- maps to a `CliCommand` and executes it
- lists --help of all defined commands
- finds document root

##### Utils' own CLI commands

[](#utils-own-cli-commands)

```
# List all commands in the system, and their providers.
php cli.php -h

# One command's help.
php cli.php utils-xxx -h

# (RISKY) Execute included PHP script.
php cli.php utils-execute include-file
```

#### Time

[](#time)

**`Time`** extends the native DateTime class to fix shortcomings and defects,
and provide more, simpler and safer getters and setters.

Features:

- is stringable (sic!), to ISO-8601
- JSON serializes to string ISO-8601 with timezone marker
- freezable
- enhanced timezone awareness
- diff (diffConstant, that is) works correctly across differing timezones
- simpler and safer getters and setters

It's inspired by Javascript's Date class, and secures better Javascript interoperability
by stresssing and facilitating timezone awareness, and by JSON serializing to ISO-8601 timestamp string;
*not* a phoney Javascript object representing a PHP DateTime's inner properties.

#### Explorable

[](#explorable)

The abstract **`Explorable`** class provides simple means for making protected members of an object readable,
and optionally mutable via dedicated methods.

#### Odds and ends

[](#odds-and-ends)

**`Unicode`** abstracts mbstring.

**`Sanitize`** delivers basic string sanitizers and converters.

**`PathList`** hides the complexity of using FilesystemIterators.

**`Utils`** parses ini strings/files, and delivers a range of other handy methods.

**`Bootstrap::prepareDependencies()`** for easy dependency setup.
NB: Bootstrap::prepareDependencies() requires packages not listed among composer requirements:
[Cache](https://github.com/simplecomplex/php-cache), [Config](https://github.com/simplecomplex/php-config), (optional) [JsonLog](https://github.com/simplecomplex/php-jsonlog), [Inspect](https://github.com/simplecomplex/inspect), [Locale](https://github.com/simplecomplex/php-locale), [Validate](https://github.com/simplecomplex/php-validate).

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- PHP &gt;=7.0
- [PSR-11 Container](https://github.com/php-fig/container)
- [PSR-3 Log](https://github.com/php-fig/log)

#### Development requirements

[](#development-requirements)

- [PHPUnit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit)

#### Suggestions

[](#suggestions)

- PHP mbstring extension
- [SimpleComplex Inspect](https://github.com/simplecomplex/inspect)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 71% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community8

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 ~30 days

Recently: every ~91 days

Total

36

Last Release

2111d ago

Major Versions

1.14 → 2.02019-04-08

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![jacobfriis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3807905?v=4)](https://github.com/jacobfriis "jacobfriis (241 commits)")

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