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thenexxuz/utils
===============

A few common helpers for debugging. PID file lock out class and time measurement class.

1.3.0(5y ago)0151GPL-2.0-onlyPHP >=7.1.0

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TheNexxuz Utils
===============

[](#thenexxuz-utils)

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Helpers
-------

[](#helpers)

See the [helper readme](README-helpers.md)

Classes
-------

[](#classes)

### MeasureTime

[](#measuretime)

Use this class to measure response time when debugging or to include time in your API responses.

#### Usage

[](#usage)

```
$time = new MeasureTime();

/* Do some stuff */

echo $time->mark(); /* Total time since $time was instantiated */

/* Do more stuff */

echo $time->markInterval(); /* Time since last mark()  */

/* Do even more stuff */

echo $time->mark(); /* Total time since $time was instantiated */

```

### ProcessId

[](#processid)

Create a PID file and lock out running the script multiple times.

#### Installation

[](#installation)

`composer require thenexxuz/utils`

#### Usage

[](#usage-1)

Add `use TheNexxuz\Utils\ProcessId;` to your file.

Within your code add the following to the start of your script.

```
$pid = new ProcessId('myScriptName');
$pid->setLock();

```

or

```
$pid = new ProcessId();
$pid->setScriptName('myScriptName');
$pid->setLock();

```

If no name is given then `script` is used.

You can check if the process is running (boolean returned).

```
$pid->isRunning()

```

Add the following to the end of your script.

```
$pid->releaseLock();

```

#### Testing

[](#testing)

Run the tests with `vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-html build/coverage-report`

#### Contributing

[](#contributing)

Please try to use GitFlow. [More information here.](https://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/%5D) [And here.](https://support.gitkraken.com/git-workflows-and-extensions/git-flow/)

- Fork it!
- Create your feature branch: `git checkout -b feature/my-new-feature`
- Commit your changes: `git commit -am 'Add some feature'`
- Push to the branch: `git push origin feature/my-new-feature`
- Submit a pull request!

#### License

[](#license)

[GPL v2](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~39 days

Recently: every ~103 days

Total

12

Last Release

2015d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f1958bf43c95c6974917e1e105791da96f45ae91e441d6c67a106ff8378b7b2f?d=identicon)[thenexxuz](/maintainers/thenexxuz)

---

Top Contributors

[![thenexxuz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/97260773?v=4)](https://github.com/thenexxuz "thenexxuz (45 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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