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vanilla/garden-utils
====================

Assorted array, string, and object utilities for PHP.

v1.1.2(2y ago)0186.8k—1.4%4MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Aug 18Pushed 2y agoCompare

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vanilla/garden-utils
====================

[](#vanillagarden-utils)

A set of common utility functions used in various Vanilla services.

Supports PHP >= 7.4

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

[](#installation)

Require this package with composer using the following command:

```
composer require vanilla/garden-utils
```

Utilities
---------

[](#utilities)

### `Garden\Utils\ArrayUtils`

[](#gardenutilsarrayutils)

Contains various static utilities for manipulating arrays.

### `Garden\Utils\ContextException`

[](#gardenutilscontextexception)

A base exception class that allows storing some array context in it.

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 66% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity33

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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 ~6 days

Total

5

Last Release

1025d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ea17fedfd653c4692cf93a4faada50927cef9537dafed0dd4b1517e54fd71728?d=identicon)[charrondev](/maintainers/charrondev)

---

Top Contributors

[![charrondev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1770056?v=4)](https://github.com/charrondev "charrondev (7 commits)")

---

Tags

production

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Type Coverage Yes

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