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symfony/polyfill-ctype
======================

Symfony polyfill for ctype functions

v1.33.0(1y ago)4.0k982.0M—4.8%620MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Apr 30Pushed 3w ago5 watchersCompare

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Symfony Polyfill / Ctype
========================

[](#symfony-polyfill--ctype)

This component provides `ctype_*` functions to users who run php versions without the ctype extension.

More information can be found in the [main Polyfill README](https://github.com/symfony/polyfill/blob/main/README.md).

License
=======

[](#license)

This library is released under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

68

↑

FairBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance69

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity80

Widely adopted with strong download metrics

Community38

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 51.2% 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 ~77 days

Recently: every ~25 days

Total

31

Last Release

617d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.8.0PHP >=5.3.3

v1.20.0PHP >=7.1

v1.31.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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