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trentonmaki/primitive-types
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A library that allows you to type hint primitive types like integers and strings

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Since Aug 19Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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PrimitiveTypes
==============

[](#primitivetypes)

Strong typing for primitive types in PHP

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

Simply use the class name of the primitive you want to type hint

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3917d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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