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vakata/validation
=================

A validation class

1.9.10(1y ago)25.4k↓50%1MITPHPCI failing

Since Apr 25Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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validation
==========

[](#validation)

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An extended implementation of the routing class, dealing with an HTTP abstraction and middleware.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require vakata/validation
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$v = new \vakata\validation\Validator();
$v
    ->required('name', 'requiredN')->alpha(null, "alphaN")->notEmpty("empty")
    ->required('family', 'requiredF')->alpha(null, "alphaF")
    ->required('age', 'requiredA')->numeric("numericA")
    ->optional("newsletter")->numeric("numericN")
    ->optional("children.*.name")->alpha(null, "alphaC")
    ->optional("children.*.age")->numeric(null, "numericC");
$errors = $v->run($_POST);
// inspect the array - if empty - the data is valid
```

Read more in the [API docs](docs/README.md)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

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.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

41

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance42

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

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

Every ~133 days

Recently: every ~1 days

Total

25

Last Release

468d ago

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

1.5.0PHP >=7.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![vakata](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146052?v=4)](https://github.com/vakata "vakata (37 commits)")

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###  Code Quality

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