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simplercode/overview
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Minimalistic view layer for PHP applications

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overview
========

[](#overview)

Minimalistic view layer for PHP applications

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why
===

[](#why)

Overview library is insipired by ZF2 Zend\\View component. I was working on many ZF2 projects for some time and I liked ViewModel abstraction that is provided by Zend\\View component. View model describes data and template name for given part of UI. View model can be rendered than by different types of renders. Models can be nested, which is convinient when you want to have one layout that has multiple view models rendered inside: content, sidebar, footer and so on.

The problem was that each time I tried to use Zend\\View as standalone library, it was a pain to setup because of to many dependencies on other ZF2 components. That is why this little library came to existence.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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 ~32 days

Total

4

Last Release

3896d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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