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stuart/myversion
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Ask Composer which version of a package has been installed

1.1.0(11y ago)026.9k1New BSD licensePHP

Since Mar 10Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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SemverLib
=========

[](#semverlib)

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**MyVersionLib** is a simple-to-use PHP component for easily determine your app's installed version by reading Composer's `installed.json` file.

The main advantage of this is that you don't have to manually update a version string in your source code any more. Use this library to ask Composer which version it installed instead :)

System-Wide Installation
------------------------

[](#system-wide-installation)

MyVersionLib should be installed using composer:

```
require: {
    "stuart/myversion": "~1"
}

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This library is really easy to use:

{% highlight php startinline %} $version = new Stuart\\MyVersion("datasift/storyplayer"); echo (string)$version; {% endhighlight %}

Just substitute "datasift/storyplayer" for the composer package you want the version for.

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

[](#contributing)

This library is developed using the Gitflow model. To contribute:

1. Fork this project on GitHub
2. Create a feature branch off the develop branch
3. Commit your changes to your feature branch
4. Send me a Pull Request

License
-------

[](#license)

[New BSD license](LICENSE.txt)

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~24 days

Total

3

Last Release

4038d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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