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vakata/jwt
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JWT token handling

4.0.1(2y ago)16.0k↓50%1MITPHP >=8.0.0

Since Mar 7Compare

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###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community5

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity75

Established project with proven stability

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 ~296 days

Recently: every ~683 days

Total

11

Last Release

756d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02016-03-07

1.1.0 → 3.0.02016-08-13

3.0.4 → 4.0.02024-02-28

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

4.0.0PHP >=8.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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