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tangible/object
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A WordPress tool suite for building data-driven interfaces with a clean extensible architecture.

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Tangible Object
===============

[](#tangible-object)

A WordPress tool suite for building data-driven admin interfaces with a clean, layered architecture.

**[View Full Documentation →](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/)**

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

The easiest way to use Tangible Object is through the **DataView** API:

```
use Tangible\DataView\DataView;
use Tangible\RequestHandler\Validators;

add_action('admin_menu', function() {
    $view = new DataView([
        'slug'   => 'contact_entry',
        'label'  => 'Contact Entry',
        'fields' => [
            'name'      => 'string',
            'email'     => 'email',
            'message'   => 'text',
            'subscribe' => 'boolean',
        ],
        'ui' => [
            'menu_label' => 'Contact Entries',
            'icon'       => 'dashicons-email',
        ],
    ]);

    $view->get_handler()
        ->add_validator('name', Validators::required())
        ->add_validator('email', Validators::required())
        ->add_validator('email', Validators::email());

    $view->register();
});
```

This creates:

- A Custom Post Type for your data
- An admin menu page with list, create, and edit views
- Form handling with validation and sanitization
- Full CRUD operations

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Declarative configuration** - Define your data structure once, get forms and validation automatically
- **Multiple storage backends** - Custom Post Types, database tables, or WordPress options
- **Flexible layouts** - Sections, tabs, sidebars, and nested structures
- **Built-in validation** - Required fields, email, min/max, custom validators
- **Lifecycle hooks** - React to create, update, and delete operations
- **Repeater fields** - Manage collections of sub-items
- **Multiple renderers** - Plain HTML or rich Tangible Fields components

Architecture
------------

[](#architecture)

For advanced customization, Tangible Object exposes four underlying layers:

1. **DataSet** - Define field types and coercion rules
2. **EditorLayout** - Compose the editor structure (sections, tabs, fields)
3. **Renderer** - Generate HTML output from the layout
4. **RequestHandler** - Handle CRUD operations with validation

[Learn more about the architecture →](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/advanced/architecture)

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

- [Getting Started](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/getting-started/quick-start)
- [DataView Configuration](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/dataview/configuration)
- [Field Types](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/dataview/field-types)
- [Layouts](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/layouts/overview)
- [Validation](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/dataview/validation)
- [Examples](https://tangibleinc.github.io/object/examples/settings-page)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.0+
- WordPress 5.0+

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity18

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 64.3% of commits — single point of failure

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**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.

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