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yriveiro/php-fslock
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A simple lock implementation using flock.

3.0.1(6y ago)18101.8k↓81.3%1MITPHPPHP >=7.0.0CI failing

Since Sep 29Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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FSLock
======

[](#fslock)

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A simple lock implementation using flock.

*NOTE:* to use php-backoff with PHP 5.x please use the lastet release of branch 2.x

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

```
use FSLock\FSLock;

$lock = new FSLock('test');

if ($lock->acquire()) {
    // Critical code.

    $lock->release();
}
```

If you want to use a custom path to store the locks, you should instantiate the FSLock like that

```
$lock = new FSLock('test', '/tmp/');
```

API
===

[](#api)

- `acquire`: Acquires the lock, returns *true* if the operation was successful otherwise the return is *false*.
- `release`: Releases the lock, returns *true* if the operation was successful otherwise the return is *false*.
- `id`: returns the lock id.
- `getPath`: returns the lock path

Install
=======

[](#install)

The recommended way to install this package is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).

```
composer require yriveiro/php-fslock:3.0.0
```

Tests
=====

[](#tests)

Tests are performed using the `phpunit` library, to run them:

```
php vendor/bin/phpunit tests
```

License
=======

[](#license)

FSLock is licensed under MIT license.

###  Health Score

36

—

LowBetter than 82% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity37

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.2% 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 ~572 days

Total

5

Last Release

2316d ago

Major Versions

0.1 → 2.0.02016-01-31

2.x-dev → 3.0.02018-10-01

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP >=5.3.3

3.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

filesystem-locklockphpphpflocklocklock file

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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