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xp-lang/php-compact-methods
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Compact methods for PHP

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Compact methods for PHP
=======================

[](#compact-methods-for-php)

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Plugin for the [XP Compiler](https://github.com/xp-framework/compiler/) which adds compact methods to the PHP language.

Example
-------

[](#example)

Compact methods use the `fn` keyword, much like [PHP 7.4 arrow functions](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/arrow_functions_v2). The RFC suggests this in its *Future Scope* section.

```
class Person {
  private $name;

  public fn name(): string => $this->name;
}
```

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

[](#installation)

After installing the XP Compiler into your project, also include this plugin.

```
$ composer require xp-framework/compiler
# ...

$ composer require xp-lang/php-compact-methods
# ...
```

No further action is required.

See also
--------

[](#see-also)

-
-
- [https://wiki.php.net/rfc/arrow\_functions\_v2#allow\_arrow\_notation\_for\_real\_functions](https://wiki.php.net/rfc/arrow_functions_v2#allow_arrow_notation_for_real_functions)
- [xp-framework/rfc#241](https://github.com/xp-framework/rfc/issues/241)

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

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 ~276 days

Recently: every ~394 days

Total

7

Last Release

776d ago

Major Versions

v0.2.0 → v1.0.02019-11-30

v1.1.2 → v2.0.02024-03-24

PHP version history (3 changes)v0.1.0PHP >=5.6.0

v1.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

v2.0.0PHP >=7.4.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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