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twistor/stream-util
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Helper utilities for dealing with streams.

v1.0.1(10y ago)92.7M—6.1%8[4 PRs](https://github.com/twistor/stream-util/pulls)2MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since May 29Pushed 4y agoCompare

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Stream Utilities
================

[](#stream-utilities)

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Helper functions for dealing with streams.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require twistor/stream-util

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Twistor\StreamUtil;

$stream = fopen('php://temp', 'w+b');

fwrite($stream, 'asdfasfdas');

$cloned = StreamUtil::copy($stream, false); // Passing in true (the default),
                                            // will close the input stream.

StreamUtil::getSize($stream); // 10

StreamUtil::isAppendable($stream); // false

StreamUtil::isReadable($stream); // true

StreamUtil::isSeekable($stream); // true

StreamUtil::isWritable($stream); // true

StreamUtil::tryRewind($stream);  // true

StreamUtil::trySeek($stream, 0, SEEK_END); // true

// Metadata helpers.
StreamUtil::getMetaDataKey($stream, 'blocked') // false

StreamUtil::getUri($stream); // php://temp

StreamUtil::getUsuableUri($stream); // Returns a URI that can be used
                                    // with fopen().
                                    // false in this case.

// Mode helpers.
StreamUtil::modeIsAppendable('w+'); // false

StreamUtil::modeIsAppendOnly('a+'); // false

StreamUtil::modeIsReadable('w+');   // true

StreamUtil::modeIsReadOnly('r');    // true

StreamUtil::modeIsWritable('r+');   // true

StreamUtil::modeIsWriteOnly('w');   // true
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity49

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~14 days

Total

2

Last Release

3994d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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