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smt/phackage-builder
====================

Build cli-php files into phar-package with optional parameters.

v1.0.1(10y ago)016MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Aug 3Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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Phackage-builder
================

[](#phackage-builder)

Collects php files and builds them into phar-package.

Install
=======

[](#install)

`composer require smt/phackage-builder`

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

As library
----------

[](#as-library)

```
use Smt\Packer\Phar;

$phar = new Phar('PATH/TO/DIRECTORY/TO/PACK', 'TARGET_PACKAGE_NAME', 'INDEX_FILE');
$phar
    ->addBootstrapData('const YOUR_PREDEFINED_CONSTANT = 5;')
    ->addFilter('!/vendor')
    ->addCustomFilter(function (\SplFileInfo $file) { return rand(0, 1)); }) // Heh
    ->prepare()
    ->pack()
;

// Also you can use some other cool features

// $phar = ...
use Smt\Generator\ClassBuilder;
$phar
    ->addBootstrapData(
        (new ClassBuilder('CoolClass'))
            ->setNamespace('Vendor\Code') // You'll be able to use it in phar!
            ->addProperty('prop')
                ->makePublic()
                ->makeStatic()
                ->setValue('\'SOME_SECRET_TOKEN_FOR_EXAMPLE\'')
                ->end()
            ->addMethod('get awesomeness') // yeah you can write exactly right this! this would be converted to "getAwesomeness"
                ->setReturnValue('\Grab it!\'')
                ->end()
            ->getCode()
    )
    ->prepare()
    ->pack()
;

// And the last cool feature
// $phar = ...
use Smt\Generator\DefineGenerator;
$phar
    ->addBootstrapData(new DefineGenerator([
        'SOME_CONST' => 'value',
        'SomeClass.SOME_CONST' => 'value',
        'SomeClass::someVar' => '\'value\'', // Warning here you MUST to write quotes if you use strings
        'Some\Name\Space\SomeClass.CONSTANT' => 'value',
    ]))
    ->prepare()
    ->pack()
;

```

As package
----------

[](#as-package)

`php bootstrap.php pack PATH/TO/DIR -dSomeClass.SOME_CONST='value'`, for more see "last cool feature" from "As library" section.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

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 ~5 days

Total

3

Last Release

3930d ago

Major Versions

v0.0.0 → v1.0.02015-08-14

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

cliphar

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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