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squirrelphp/scalar-types
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Make the coercive mode and strict mode behavior of PHP accessible explicitly via functions.

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Squirrel Scalar Types
=====================

[](#squirrel-scalar-types)

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Make the coercive mode and strict mode behavior of PHP accessible explicitly via functions: Includes coercions and is\_coerceable checks that work like the implicit scalar type coercions in PHP, and an easy way to enforce a specific scalar type mimicking the behavior of strict mode in PHP.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require squirrelphp/scalar-types

```

Table of contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Test if value can be coerced](#test-if-value-can-be-coerced)
- [Coerce value](#coerce-value)
- [Enforce a type for a value](#enforce-a-type-for-a-value)

Test if value can be coerced
----------------------------

[](#test-if-value-can-be-coerced)

All these functions have one mixed argument `$value` and return true or false:

### is\_coerceable\_to\_int

[](#is_coerceable_to_int)

Returns true if `$value` is one of the following:

- An integer
- A float without fractional part
- A numeric string without fractional part
- A boolean

For any other values it returns false.

### is\_coerceable\_to\_float

[](#is_coerceable_to_float)

Returns true if `$value` is one of the following:

- An integer
- A float
- A numeric string
- A boolean

For any other values it returns false.

### is\_coerceable\_to\_bool

[](#is_coerceable_to_bool)

Returns true if `$value` is one of the following:

- An integer with value 0 or 1
- A float with value 0 or 1
- An empty string
- A string with value '0' or '1'
- A boolean

For any other values it returns false.

### is\_coerceable\_to\_string

[](#is_coerceable_to_string)

Returns true if `$value` is one of the following:

- An integer
- A float
- A string
- A boolean
- An object with the magic method \_\_toString

For any other values it returns false.

Coerce value
------------

[](#coerce-value)

All these functions have one mixed argument `$value` and return the type they are coercing to, following the same logic as implicit type coercions in PHP.

### coerce\_to\_int

[](#coerce_to_int)

Coerce a value like PHP 8.2 would do it, which can lead to a TypeError for non-scalar and non-numeric values and a deprecation notice for a float or numeric string with a fractional part.

### coerce\_to\_float

[](#coerce_to_float)

Coerce a value like PHP 8.2 would do it, which can lead to a TypeError for non-scalar and non-numeric values.

### coerce\_to\_bool

[](#coerce_to_bool)

Coerce a value like PHP 8.2 would do it, which can lead to a TypeError for non-scalar values and a deprecation notice for values other than "", "0", "1", 0, 1, 0.0 and 1.0.

### coerce\_to\_string

[](#coerce_to_string)

Coerce a value like PHP 8.2 would do it, which can lead to a TypeError for non-scalar values except if it is an object that implements the magic \_\_toString method.

Enforce a type for a value
--------------------------

[](#enforce-a-type-for-a-value)

All these functions have one mixed argument `$value` and return the type they are enforcing, according to the same logic as strict mode in PHP.

### enforce\_int

[](#enforce_int)

Returns `$value` as an integer if it is an integer. Throws a TypeError otherwise.

### enforce\_float

[](#enforce_float)

Returns `$value` as a float if it is an integer or a float. Throws a TypeError otherwise.

### enforce\_bool

[](#enforce_bool)

Returns `$value` as a boolean if it is a boolean. Throws a TypeError otherwise.

### enforce\_string

[](#enforce_string)

Returns `$value` as a string if it is a string. Throws a TypeError otherwise.

###  Health Score

18

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LowBetter than 8% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity35

Early-stage or recently created project

 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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

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### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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