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A Zest framework

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Zest PHP Framework
==================

[](#zest-php-framework)

About Zest
----------

[](#about-zest)

Zest is a very light-weight PHP framework without any dependencies except core and autoloader.

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

[](#installation)

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

[](#documentation)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Thank you for considering contributing to the Zest framework! Feel free to create a pull request.

### Contrubuting guide

[](#contrubuting-guide)

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability within Zest, please send an e-mail to our team via . All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.

License
-------

[](#license)

The Zest framework is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

###  Health Score

46

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FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance62

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 83.8% 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 ~4 days

Total

23

Last Release

2818d ago

Major Versions

1.9.4 → 2.02018-08-12

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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