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tsantos/droplet-framework
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Lightweight and extensible PHP framework for small projects

v1.0(10y ago)0531MITPHP

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README
======

[](#readme)

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What is Droplet Framework?
--------------------------

[](#what-is-droplet-framework)

Droplet Framework is a micro web framework to build applications using PHP language. Its main purpose is to give developers the minimum configuration necessary to start writing beautiful web applications.

Droplet Framework is based on very small pieces called "droplet" that executes some lines of code and your application are done to benefit of that great configuration.

Inspiration
-----------

[](#inspiration)

Droplet Framework was inspired on [Symfony Framework](http://symfony.com/) and uses some of its components to perform some boring things like [Routing](http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/routing/introduction.html) and [Templating](http://symfony.com/doc/current/components/templating/introduction.html).

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

[](#requirements)

Droplet Framework requires PHP 5.4 and up.

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

[](#installation)

Use composer to install Droplet Framework

```
$ composer require tsantos/droplet-framework

```

However, you can start using Droplet Framework easily through the ready to use [Droplet Application](https://github.com/tsantos84/droplet-application).

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Writing

Running Tests
-------------

[](#running-tests)

The unit tests of Droplet Framework were written with [PHPSpec](http://www.phpspec.net/en/latest/) and functional tests with [Behat](http://docs.behat.org)

```
$ vendor/bin/phpspec run
$ vendor/bin/behat

```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3926d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![tsantos84](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1040915?v=4)](https://github.com/tsantos84 "tsantos84 (84 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsBehat

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