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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. tempest/highlight ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) tempest/highlight ================= Fast, extensible, server-side code highlighting 2.17.2(2mo ago)689685.2k↑10.6%48[6 issues](https://github.com/tempestphp/highlight/issues)20MITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing Since Mar 28Pushed 1mo ago6 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/tempestphp/highlight)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/tempest/highlight)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/brendt)[ RSS](/packages/tempest-highlight/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (66)Used By (20) Fast, extensible, server-side code highlighting =============================================== [](#fast-extensible-server-side-code-highlighting) [![Coverage Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3d5367665f930d194204d21e7b9daaf9b85c4615c8107d2f5d36c5ffe3aceba4/68747470733a2f2f636f766572616c6c732e696f2f7265706f732f6769746875622f74656d706573747068702f686967686c696768742f62616467652e7376673f6272616e63683d6d61696e)](https://coveralls.io/github/tempestphp/highlight?branch=main) Quickstart ---------- [](#quickstart) ``` composer require tempest/highlight ``` Highlight code like this: ``` $highlighter = new \Tempest\Highlight\Highlighter(); $code = $highlighter->parse($code, 'php'); ``` Continue reading in the docs: . ### Health Score 69 — FairBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity61 Solid adoption and visibility Community43 Growing community involvement Maturity73 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 70.6% 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. 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