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simplex/simplex
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Modular, micro framework for PHP 7

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Simplex Framework
=================

[](#simplex-framework)

**Note: This is a work-in-progress and the APIs will *very likely* change without warning**

What is Simplex?
----------------

[](#what-is-simplex)

A modular, micro framework build on top of the [PHP-DI](http://php-di.org/) dependency injection container and the [Symfony Router](http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/routing.html).

- Lightweight
- Modular
- Code and convention over excessive configuration
- Compatible with [PSR-7](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-7/) middleware
- Out-of-box support for console commands
- Controllers as first-class citizens
- Supports route annotations
- Built-in caching
- [Doctrine ORM](http://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/orm.html) integration (can be replaced with ORM of your choice)
- [Hateoas serializer](https://github.com/willdurand/Hateoas) integration

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

[](#installation)

Install with composer

```
$ composer create-project simplex/quickstart -s dev

```

Once installed, create a `.env` file in the root directory (see the `.env.dist` template).

The quickstart demo requires a Mysql database. This can be created by running the following command

```
$ composer init-db

```

Now start a webserver

```
$ php -S 0.0.0.0:8080 -t public public/app.php

```

And point your browser to `http://localhost:8080/`

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- [Modules](doc/modules.md)
- [Environments and Configuration](doc/envs-and-config.md)
- [Controllers](doc/controllers.md)
- [Routing](doc/routing.md)
- [Http Middleware](doc/http-middleware.md)
- [Caching](doc/caching.md)
- [Console Commands](doc/console-commands.md)

See the [quickstart](https://github.com/freddiefrantzen/simplex-quickstart) for a demo module as well as [Factories](http://php-di.org/doc/php-definitions.html#factories) for Doctrine ORM and Hateoas serializer.

Roadmap
-------

[](#roadmap)

- Provide support for defining routes in code

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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 ~283 days

Total

5

Last Release

2195d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4fdf141d03fedfced88fcf907dadca11d3b6eff0230ef46c5422a1afa3965450?d=identicon)[freddiefrantzen](/maintainers/freddiefrantzen)

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Top Contributors

[![freddiefrantzen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3254435?v=4)](https://github.com/freddiefrantzen "freddiefrantzen (60 commits)")

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Tags

modularmicro-framework

###  Code Quality

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