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tobento/helper-function
=======================

Support for helper functions management.

2.0(9mo ago)015MITPHPPHP >=8.4

Since Mar 14Pushed 9mo ago1 watchersCompare

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HelperFunction Service
======================

[](#helperfunction-service)

With the HelperFunction Service you can easily manage your helper functions.

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Getting started](#getting-started)
    - [Requirements](#requirements)
    - [Highlights](#highlights)
    - [Example](#example)
- [Credits](#credits)

---

Getting started
===============

[](#getting-started)

Add the latest version of the HelperFunction service running this command.

```
composer require tobento/service-helper-function

```

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.4 or greater

Highlights
----------

[](#highlights)

- Framework-agnostic, will work with any project

Example
-------

[](#example)

Here is a example of how to use the HelperFunction service.

```
// Create Functions.
$functions = new Functions();

// Set any data for later usage for your functions.
$functions->set('sitename', 'Your Sitename');

// Register a function file.
$functions->register(__DIR__.'/functions.php');

// Calling the function registered.
var_dump(sitename()); // string(13) "Your Sitename"

// Get the key set.
$keys = $functions->getKeys(); // ['sitename']
```

functions.php file example.

```
use Tobento\Service\HelperFunction\Functions;

if (!function_exists('sitename'))
{
    function sitename(): string
    {
        // Get the data from the Functions.
        return Functions::get('sitename');
    }
}
```

Credits
=======

[](#credits)

- [Tobias Strub](https://www.tobento.ch)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance57

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

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 ~275 days

Recently: every ~412 days

Total

7

Last Release

283d ago

Major Versions

1.x-dev → 2.02025-09-24

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=8.0

2.0PHP >=8.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/055d6a1b5c2384bb179c75ab0b55914231d898fdc4dffeb30770f81200e52206?d=identicon)[TOBENTOch](/maintainers/TOBENTOch)

---

Top Contributors

[![tobento-ch](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16684832?v=4)](https://github.com/tobento-ch "tobento-ch (34 commits)")

---

Tags

functionshelper-functionshelpersphphelperpackagefunctiontobento

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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