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vakata/events
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A minimal PHP event dispatcher

1.0.1(2y ago)02.1k↓77.8%MITPHPPHP >=8.0

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events
======

[](#events)

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A minimal PHP event dispatcher.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require vakata/events
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// create a dispatcher
$dispatcher = new \vakata\events\Dispatcher();

// listen for various events and/or namespaces
$dispatcher->listen('eventName', function () { })
$dispatcher->listen('eventName.namespace', function () { });
$dispatcher->listen('*.namespace', function () { });
$dispatcher->listen('*', function (EventInterface $event) {
    $event->stopPropagation();
    var_dump(
        $event->getName(),
        $event->getNamespaces(),
        $event->getPayload(),
        $event->isPropagationStopped()
    );
});

// create an event
$event = new \vakata\events\Event("eventName", [ 'pay' => 'load' ]);

// dispatch the event (listeners are called immediately)
$dispatcher->dispatch($event);

// the event can also be dispatched in a lazy fashion (listeners are called after `run`)
$dispatcher->dispatch($event, true);
// dispatch lazy events
$dispatcher->run();
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [vakata](https://github.com/vakata)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

942d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)[Ivan Bozhanov](/maintainers/vakata)[@vakata](https://github.com/vakata)

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Top Contributors

[![vakata](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)](https://github.com/vakata "vakata (7 commits)")

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