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xmeltrut/word-search
====================

Word search generator.

1.0.3(9y ago)103.4k↓42.5%5MITPHPPHP >=5.6.0

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Word Search
===========

[](#word-search)

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Word search generator written in PHP.

Features:

- Supports multiple words and grid sizes
- Supports horizontal and vertical words
- Supports intersecting words
- English and Finnish alphabets

Produces a grid for you to output, and list of answers.

```
HHEOÖ
EÖBAR
LSJFD
LLTOK
OPÖOU

```

Install
-------

[](#install)

Install via Composer:

```
$ composer require xmeltrut/word-search "^1.0"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

In English:

```
$puzzle = WordSearch\Factory::create(['foo', 'bar']);

```

In Finnish, with a custom grid size:

```
$puzzle = WordSearch\Factory::create(
    ['mansikka', 'omena', banaani'],
    10,
    'fi'
);

```

The `Puzzle` object contains a `toArray` method for the puzzle grid and an iterable `WordList` object with the answers in. You can use these to output the puzzle yourself, or use the HTML transformer.

```
$transformer = new WordSearch\Transformer\HtmlTransformer($puzzle);
echo $transformer->grid();
echo $transformer->wordList();

```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

Tests can be run via Ant:

```
ant

```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance39

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity32

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 54.1% 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 ~26 days

Total

4

Last Release

3563d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.1PHP >=5.5.0

1.0.3PHP >=5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/961906?v=4)[Chris Worfolk](/maintainers/xmeltrut)[@xmeltrut](https://github.com/xmeltrut)

---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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