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vicent/laque-swahil-locale
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Swahili locale helpers: ICU-based dates/numbers, lightweight inflector, terminology dictionary, and optional PSR-15 locale negotiation. Framework-agnostic, SOLID.

v1.0.0(9mo ago)00MITPHPPHP >=8.1CI passing

Since Aug 13Pushed 9mo agoCompare

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vicent/laque-swahil-locale
==========================

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[![Laque Swahili Locale logo](assets/logo.svg)](assets/logo.svg)

Framework‑agnostic, **SOLID** PHP library for Swahili localization:

- ICU/intl date, time, number, and currency formatting (with PHP fallback)
- Lightweight Swahili inflector (noun classes + passive verbs for UX)
- Terminology dictionary (Sw ↔ En)
- Optional PSR‑15 locale negotiation middleware

**Author**: Vicent Msomi

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require vicent/laque-swahil-locale
```

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```
use Laque\SwahiliLocale\Locale\DateNumber\IntlDateNumberFormatter;
use Laque\SwahiliLocale\Locale\Inflection\SwahiliInflector;
use Laque\SwahiliLocale\Locale\Terms\Terminology;
use Laque\SwahiliLocale\Locale\Terms\PhpFileLoader;

$fmt = class_exists(\NumberFormatter::class)
  ? new IntlDateNumberFormatter('sw_TZ')
  : new Laque\SwahiliLocale\Locale\DateNumber\FallbackDateNumberFormatter('sw_TZ');

$infl = new SwahiliInflector(['mtumiaji'=>'watumiaji']);
$terms = new Terminology(new PhpFileLoader(__DIR__.'/resources/terms'));

echo $fmt->formatCurrency(1250000, 'TZS');
echo $infl->pluralizeNoun('kifurushi', 3);
echo $terms->translate('Jina Kamili', 'sw_TZ', 'en_US');
```

MIT © 2025 Vicent Msomi

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Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Run from repo root after `composer install`:

```
php examples/formatting.php
php examples/inflection.php
php examples/terminology.php
php examples/middleware-demo.php
```

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 60% of packages

Maintenance58

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

273d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![xaverymsomi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/95962511?v=4)](https://github.com/xaverymsomi "xaverymsomi (4 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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