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tomasfejfar/datetime-strict
===========================

Simple DateTime wrapper allowing strict date and time validation

0.2(9y ago)01031MITPHPPHP >=5.5

Since Oct 10Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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datetime-strict
===============

[](#datetime-strict)

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Simple wrapper around DateTime to allow strict datetime validation

Install via Composer
--------------------

[](#install-via-composer)

```
composer require tomasfejfar/datetime-strict
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use TomasFejfar\DateTime\DateTimeStrict;
use TomasFejfar\DateTime\StrictFormatException;

try {
    $date = DateTimeStrict::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', '2001-33-05 13:35:08');
} catch (StrictFormatException $e) {
    $warnings = $e->getWarnings();
    $errors = $e->getErrors();
}
```

Usage for immutable variant is the same, just use `DateTimeImmutableStrict::createFromFormat()` instead.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Changes can be found in each tag's annotation

Rules for contributing
----------------------

[](#rules-for-contributing)

- **1 PR per feature**
- PR with tests are more likely to be merged
- **tests and coding standard must pass**

```
composer test
composer phpcs
```

**Happy coding**!

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.3% 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 ~56 days

Total

2

Last Release

3441d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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