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tebru/realtype
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Get the real type from a string

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Realtype
========

[](#realtype)

A PHP library that gets the real type from a string. Sometimes doubles, integers, or booleans will exist inside a string. This library determines what type it really is and returns that.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require tebru/realtype

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('2.2'); // returns 2.2
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('2.0'); // returns 2.0
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('2'); // returns 2
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('0'); // returns 0
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('true'); // returns true
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('false'); // returns false
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get('string'); // returns 'string'
\Tebru\Realtype\Realtype::get(2.2); // returns 2.2

```

###  Health Score

29

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LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~55 days

Total

5

Last Release

3517d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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