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thesmart/php-cli-tools
======================

A collection of tools to help with command line development in PHP 5.3

v1.1(13y ago)28.2k↓100%MITPHPPHP &gt;=5.3.0

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PHP Command Line Tools
======================

[](#php-command-line-tools)

A collection of functions and classes to assist with command line development.

Requirements

- PHP &gt;= 5.3

Function List
-------------

[](#function-list)

- `\cli\out($msg, ...)`
- `\cli\out_padded($msg, ...)`
- `\cli\err($msg, ...)`
- `\cli\line($msg = '', ...)`
- `\cli\input()`
- `\cli\prompt($question, $default = false, $marker = ':')`
- `\cli\choose($question, $choices = 'yn', $default = 'n')`
- `\cli\menu($items, $default = false, $title = 'Choose an Item')`

Progress Indicators
-------------------

[](#progress-indicators)

- `\cli\notifier\Dots($msg, $dots = 3, $interval = 100)`
- `\cli\notifier\Spinner($msg, $interval = 100)`
- `\cli\progress\Bar($msg, $total, $interval = 100)`

Tabular Display
---------------

[](#tabular-display)

- `\cli\Table::__construct(array $headers = null, array $rows = null)`
- `\cli\Table::setHeaders(array $headers)`
- `\cli\Table::setRows(array $rows)`
- `\cli\Table::addRow(array $row)`
- `\cli\Table::sort($column)`
- `\cli\Table::display()`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

See `example.php` for examples.

Todo
----

[](#todo)

- Expand this README
- Add doc blocks to rest of code

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92.6% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

4975d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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