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tin-cat/cherrycake-engine
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A low level programming framework for developing modular, efficient and secure PHP web applications.

v1.0.0-beta(4y ago)2152[2 PRs](https://github.com/tin-cat/cherrycake-engine/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.0CI passing

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Cherrycake engine
=================

[](#cherrycake-engine)

### What is Cherrycake?

[](#what-is-cherrycake)

Cherrycake is a low-level programming framework for developing modular, efficient and secure PHP web applications. Instead of a comprehensive, all-in-one web app building environment, Cherrycake aims only to provide a strong foundational layer and methodology that feels comfortable, rational and easy to use while prioritizing modularity, performance and security.

### Official Cherrycake links

[](#official-cherrycake-links)

- **Cherrycake Documentation** Documentation is available here:
- **Examples** All the examples from the documentation at  are compiled in this Cherrycake app, you can use it as a reference: [Cherrycake documentation examples](https://github.com/tin-cat/cherrycake-documentation-examples)
- **Cherrycake engine** The Cherrycake engine repository is available at [Cherrycake Engine](https://github.com/tin-cat/cherrycake)
- **Cherrycake Skeleton** Clone or download the [Cherrycake Skeleton](https://github.com/tin-cat/cherrycake-skeleton) repository to use it as the starting point for your project.
- **Cherrycake Docker** The [Cherrycake Docker](https://github.com/tin-cat/cherrycake-docker) sets up a complete server with Cherrycake running and a skeleton installed ready for you to start your project straightaway.

### Archived project notice

[](#archived-project-notice)

Cherrycake is an archived project and will not receive any further updates. Because of this, Cherrycake is not recommended for production use and is now presented only for educational purposes, aimed at curious developers or students in the mood for creating a new framework or learning about techniques to do so. If you're one of those, Cherrycake can bring you inspiration, and maybe even provide a foundational layer you can build upon.

###  Health Score

35

↑

LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance61

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.1% 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 ~211 days

Total

5

Last Release

1810d ago

Major Versions

v0.4.1-beta → v1.0.0-beta2021-05-29

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7f294d015cc2d7760b96909e17d5c1b4f433f22f1d9134a27eb76117cc8b49ac?d=identicon)[tin-cat](/maintainers/tin-cat)

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Top Contributors

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