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sirix/sirix-env
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A helper function to retrieve environment variables with type casting

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Sirix Env
=========

[](#sirix-env)

A helper function to retrieve environment variables with type casting.

---

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

[](#installation)

Install this tool using [composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

```
composer require sirix/sirix-env

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This library provides a global `env` function that allows you to retrieve environment variables and automatically cast them to their appropriate PHP types.

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
use function Sirix\Env\env;

$value = env('MY_VAR');
$defaultValue = env('NON_EXISTENT', 'default');
```

### Type Casting

[](#type-casting)

The `env` function automatically casts string values to the following types:

ValuePHP TypeResult`'true'`, `'(true)'`boolean`true``'false'`, `'(false)'`boolean`false``'null'`, `'(null)'`null`null``'empty'`, `'(empty)'`string`''``'123'`, `'1.23'`integer / float`123` / `1.23`Other valuesstringOriginal string (trimmed)### Static usage

[](#static-usage)

If you prefer not to use the global function, you can use the `EnvParser` class directly:

```
use Sirix\Env\EnvParser;

$value = EnvParser::parse('true'); // true
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 85% of packages

Maintenance82

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

125d ago

### Community

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