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xy2z/cliclass
=============

Create a simple CLI tool from a PHP class

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CliClass
========

[](#cliclass)

(previously known as SlimConsole)

Create a simple CLI tool from a PHP class.

- All public methods will be available to run from cli.
- PHPdocs will be displayed as the description.
- Method arguments are automatically validated.
- Supports multiple classes.

Requires
--------

[](#requires)

- PHP 7.0 or above

Install
-------

[](#install)

`composer require xy2z/cliclass`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require '/path/to/vendor/autoload.php';

use xy2z\CliClass\CliClass;

class Router {
	/**
	 * Says hello world.
	 */
	public function hello_world() {
		echo 'Hello world.';
	}

	/**
	 * Says hello to $name.
	 */
	public function hello(string $name) {
		echo 'Hello ' . $name;
	}
}

CliClass::init($argv, [
	Router::class,
]);
```

### Result

[](#result)

```
$ php cli.php
Usage:
 command [arguments]

Available commands:
 hello_world  Says hello world.
 hello         Says hello to $name.
```

```
$ php cli.php hello_world
Hello world.
```

```
$ php cli.php hello
Usage: hello
Error: Missing argument 2 for $name (no default value)
```

```
$ php cli.php hello Peter
Hello Peter
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

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 ~87 days

Recently: every ~130 days

Total

7

Last Release

2240d ago

Major Versions

1.0.4 → 2.0.02019-10-23

2.0.0 → 3.0.02020-03-27

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![xy2z](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4496997?v=4)](https://github.com/xy2z "xy2z (15 commits)")

---

Tags

clicli-frameworkphp

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