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vinogradsoft/simple-files
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Working with files.

2.0.0(2y ago)3482MITPHPPHP >=8.0

Since Oct 6Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple-files
============

[](#simple-files)

> 👉 Simple-files is a universal library for working with files and directories that simplifies complex file manipulations.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Requires PHP 8.0 or newer.

To install with composer:

```
composer require vinogradsoft/simple-files "^2.0"

```

> ❗ Windows is not supported.

User Guide
----------

[](#user-guide)

- [General Information](./docs/guide-en/general-information.md)

### Working With Files

[](#working-with-files)

- [Reading Files](./docs/guide-en/reading-files.md)
- [Recording Files](./docs/guide-en/recording-files.md)
- [Copying Files](./docs/guide-en/copying-files.md)
- [Moving Files](./docs/guide-en/moving-files.md)
- [Deleting Files](./docs/guide-en/deleting-files.md)
- [Processing File Contents Before Writing](./docs/guide-en/processing-file-contents-before-writing.md)

### Working With Directories

[](#working-with-directories)

- [Structural directory methods](./docs/guide-en/directory-structural-methods.md)
- [Applied Methods](./docs/guide-en/applied-methods.md)
- [Copying Directories](./docs/guide-en/copying-directories.md)
- [Writing Directories](./docs/guide-en/writing-directories.md)
- [Moving Directories](./docs/guide-en/moving-directories.md)
- [Removing Directories](./docs/guide-en/removing-directories.md)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

`php composer tests`

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

[](#contributing)

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

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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 ~788 days

Total

2

Last Release

888d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02023-12-03

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2|^7.3|^7.4

2.0.0PHP >=8.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/7ade6467fa9c3481fa34737007e64ae126ad6e0ba5cd09c9779d5d571c6a3d2c?d=identicon)[vinogradsoft](/maintainers/vinogradsoft)

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Top Contributors

[![vinogradsoft](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88913403?v=4)](https://github.com/vinogradsoft "vinogradsoft (33 commits)")

---

Tags

directories-utilitydirectory-managementdirectory-utilitiesfilesystemfilesystem-libraryfilesystem-utilsphp

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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