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thinframe/command\_line
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CLI support for PHP applications.

v0.2.1(12y ago)156[1 PRs](https://github.com/thinframe/command_line/pulls)1MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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\#ThinFrame CommandLine

CLI support for PHP applications.

[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c4534bb1aaebd73fabc15b48eba3ec4ac185fcd376a6dc885a62b57a83b928c/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f636f6d6d616e645f6c696e652f762f737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/command_line)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d12fffe7f251b4556b27ced014c4bccbd2fa86928db9bf84d585727da1be695d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f636f6d6d616e645f6c696e652f762f756e737461626c652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/command_line)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6247aa8a706469e6171212ee02012dd91bcebada4804c4027ea0f9d947d24ba8/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7468696e6672616d652f636f6d6d616e645f6c696e652f6c6963656e73652e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/thinframe/command_line)

\##Features

- Easy install via composer
- Chained commands with unlimited levels
    - `thinframe command childcommand1 childcommand2 ...`
- Bash integration (`/usr/bin` command and completion support)
- Integration with Symfony2 DiC
- Input/Output support
- Styled output using shortcodes
    - `[format foreground='red' background='white' effects='bold blink']Your text[/format]`
    - `[center]Your text[/center]`
    - `[sideways]Some service %MIDDLE% Running[/sideways]`

\##Installation

- Via composer: `composer require thinframe/command-line`
- Via git: `git clone https://github.com/thinframe/command-line`

\##Copyright

- MIT License - Sorin Badea

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~49 days

Total

2

Last Release

4491d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/efbc62e3e06ac420df587a6333f3ca937e79279ec5f4ab23881727eaba465c30?d=identicon)[unusorin](/maintainers/unusorin)

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Top Contributors

[![unusorin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1003231?v=4)](https://github.com/unusorin "unusorin (13 commits)")

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