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webmaniacs.net/lib-fork
=======================

Lib fork processes in PHP and allow multi-threading. Inspired by duncan3dc/fork-helper

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Since Mar 19Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare

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lib-fork
========

[](#lib-fork)

Install the latest version with `composer require webmaniacs.net/lib-fork`

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

```
$manager = new \wmlib\fork\Manager(function(array $error) {
    print_r($error);
    die('Child process error');
});
$manager->setNotifier($notifier = new \wmlib\fork\Notifier\Shm());

$manager->child(function (\wmlib\fork\INotifier $notifier, $var) {
    echo 'Start '.getmypid()."\n";
    echo 'Echo from child process with '.$var.' value!';
    sleep(1);
    echo 'End '.getmypid()."\n";
}, ['var' => 'value']);

while($manager->loop(10)) {
    // run 10 forked childs in infinite loop
    // Manager will handle childs count
    usleep(10000);
}
echo "End\n";
```

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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