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ticdenis/liccheck
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PHP License Checker library

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Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP License Checker library
===========================

[](#php-license-checker-library)

liccheck is an PHP License Checker library thanks to `composer licenses` command output to check composer packages listed and report license issues.

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

[](#installation)

Use the package manager [composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/) to install liccheck.

```
composer require --dev ticdenis/liccheck
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
./vendor/bin/liccheck -s license_strategy.json
```

Here an example of a `license_strategy.json` file:

```
{
    "Licenses": {
        "authorized_licenses": [
          "BSD-3-Clause",
          "MIT"
        ],
        "unauthorized_licenses": [
          "propietary"
        ]
    },
    "Authorized Packages": [
      "ticdenis/liccheck"
    ]
}
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP +5.4
- Composer +1

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

Based on `dhatim/python-license-check`.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](https://github.com/ticdenis/php-liccheck/blob/master/LICENSE)

###  Health Score

14

—

LowBetter than 2% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity8

Early-stage or recently created project

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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