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wernerdweight/canonicalizer
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Simple PHP string canonicalizer

2.0.1(3y ago)15.7k↓33.3%[1 PRs](https://github.com/wernerdweight/Canonicalizer/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.1

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Canonicalizer
=============

[](#canonicalizer)

Simple PHP string canonicalizer

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4d93351dc59563bfe8fcaa6bfacc8b28ea170eef041d53ffef6236e480d6843e/68747470733a2f2f6170702e7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f7765726e6572647765696768742f43616e6f6e6963616c697a65722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://app.travis-ci.com/wernerdweight/Canonicalizer)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/78d01793d0a56d463dc21b1c218b24b64df346a485c2e4df41ebde3a2bcbb531/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7765726e6572647765696768742f63616e6f6e6963616c697a65722f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/wernerdweight/canonicalizer)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7e100fb5965b13020bd03051948f2f7e18826636d581fb96463786abf5c666b0/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7765726e6572647765696768742f63616e6f6e6963616c697a65722f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/wernerdweight/canonicalizer)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/42c4201e8270097e2caa73d58a2171622a5e58ec5466a1aee10255704627a621/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f7765726e6572647765696768742f63616e6f6e6963616c697a65722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/wernerdweight/canonicalizer)

Instalation
-----------

[](#instalation)

1. Download using composer

```
composer require wernerdweight/canonicalizer
```

2. Use in your project

```
use WernerDweight\Canonicalizer\Canonicalizer;

$string = 'This is an interesteing string with some strange cháračtěřš in it. Хорошо?'
$maxLength = 255;   // maximal resulting canonical length (excessive chars will be trimmed)

$canonicalizer = new Canonicalizer($maxLength);
$canonical = $canonicalizer->canonicalize($string);

echo $canonical;    // this-is-an-interesting-string-with-some-strange-characters-in-it-choroso
```

API
---

[](#api)

- **`canonicalize(string $string[, string $ending[, string $separator]]): string`** \\

    - `$string` - string to be canonicalized,
    - `$ending` - string to be appended at the end of canonicalized string (ending is included in `$maxLength`) - useful to append ids, file formats etc.; default `''` (empty string),
    - `$separator` - string used to separate canonicalized words; default `-` (dash).
- **`setBeforeCallback(?callable): self`**
    Allows to set a callback function that will be called **before** the given string is canonicalized.
    The callback should respenct this definition `function (string): string`.
    **Warning:** the callback remains in place until explicitly nulled (`$canonicalizer->setBeforeCallback(null)`).
- **`setAfterCallback(?callebld): self`**Allows to set a callback function that will be called **after** the given string is canonicalized. The callback should respenct this definition `function (string): string`. **Warning:** the callback remains in place until explicitly nulled (`$canonicalizer->setAfterCallback(null)`).

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance30

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

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 ~124 days

Recently: every ~293 days

Total

13

Last Release

1182d ago

Major Versions

1.3.0 → 2.0.02023-02-21

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=7.1.0

1.1.2PHP >=7.2.0

2.0.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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