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vjik/simple-type-caster
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Simple library for value type casting

0.4.5.1(4mo ago)12511BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP 8.1 - 8.5CI passing

Since Dec 10Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple Type Caster
==================

[](#simple-type-caster)

Simple library for value type casting.

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

[](#installation)

The package could be installed with [composer](https://getcomposer.org/download/):

```
composer require vjik/simple-type-caster

```

General usage
-------------

[](#general-usage)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

### Unit testing

[](#unit-testing)

The package is tested with [PHPUnit](https://phpunit.de/). To run tests:

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

### Static analysis

[](#static-analysis)

The code is statically analyzed with [Psalm](https://psalm.dev/). To run static analysis:

```
./vendor/bin/psalm
```

###  Health Score

45

—

FairBetter than 92% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

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 ~108 days

Recently: every ~93 days

Total

18

Last Release

139d ago

PHP version history (5 changes)0.1PHP ^7.4

0.2.1PHP ^7.4|^8.0

0.3PHP ^8.1

0.4.5PHP 8.1 - 8.4

0.4.5.1PHP 8.1 - 8.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/53e5ee1dedd50f71e4aeeac2929f786cdfb400359d4776e6cd806388d0d5df2c?d=identicon)[vjik](/maintainers/vjik)

---

Top Contributors

[![vjik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/525501?v=4)](https://github.com/vjik "vjik (40 commits)")

---

Tags

typecastingcast

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm, Rector

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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