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szemul/database
===============

Simple wrapper for PDO to make it easier to use and easier to mock

3.1.0(2y ago)02.5k[1 issues](https://github.com/szemul/database/issues)2MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Aug 28Pushed 2y ago2 watchersCompare

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Database
========

[](#database)

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Simple wrapper for PDO to make it easier to use and easier to mock. Supports debugging/tracing via the optional `szemul/debugger` package.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92% 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 ~56 days

Recently: every ~119 days

Total

13

Last Release

1045d ago

Major Versions

1.0.6 → 2.0.02022-01-16

2.1.0 → 3.0.02022-10-03

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^8.0

3.0.1PHP ^8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![szeber](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1102330?v=4)](https://github.com/szeber "szeber (23 commits)")[![emulgeator](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1370980?v=4)](https://github.com/emulgeator "emulgeator (2 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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