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wpovernight/vat-number-validator
================================

PHP library to validate VAT numbers

v2.0.0(4y ago)05MITPHP

Since Apr 14Pushed 4y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/wpovernight/vat-number-validator)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/wpovernight/vat-number-validator)[ RSS](/packages/wpovernight-vat-number-validator/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 2mo ago

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VAT number validator
====================

[](#vat-number-validator)

PHP library to validate VAT numbers.

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

[](#installation)

Open a command console, enter your project directory and execute the following command to download the latest stable version of this library:

```
$ composer require wpovernight/vat-number-validator
```

This command requires you to have Composer installed globally, as explained in the [installation chapter](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md)of the Composer documentation.

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

To validate a VAT number:

```
use WPO\Component\VatNumberValidator\VatNumberValidator;

$validator = new VatNumberValidator;
$valid = $validator->validate('ATU37675002');
```

Origin
------

[](#origin)

This library is the PHP rewrite of [original JavaScript library](http://www.braemoor.co.uk/software/vat.shtml) by Braemoor Software Freebies. Original contributors are found [here](http://www.braemoor.co.uk/software/vatupdates.shtml).

License
-------

[](#license)

This library is under [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.3% 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 ~282 days

Recently: every ~401 days

Total

7

Last Release

1618d ago

Major Versions

v1.2.0 → v2.0.02021-12-03

### Community

---

Top Contributors

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