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symfony/polyfill-ctype
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Symfony polyfill for ctype functions

v1.37.0(2mo ago)4.0k1.0B↓15.5%620MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Apr 30Pushed 2mo 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

72

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ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages

Maintenance85

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity80

Widely adopted with strong download metrics

Community39

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

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 ~85 days

Recently: every ~0 days

Total

35

Last Release

85d ago

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

v1.20.0PHP >=7.1

v1.32.0PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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