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zenithies/php-toolkit-read-key
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1.0.0(2y ago)07MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Jun 28Pushed 2y agoCompare

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Zenithies php-toolkit-read-key
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[](#zenithies-php-toolkit-read-key)

Detecting key press (arrow keys) in command line (console, cli) environment in PHP under Windows and Unix

Windows requirements
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[](#windows-requirements)

Note, at the moment it's available only on x64 version of windows and was tested on Windows 10 with PHP 8.1.x and 8.2.x TS

- PHP COM extension required: extension=php\_com\_dotnet
- You have to register DLL file from bin/win/ReadKey, using `regsvr32 ZenithiesCLIKeys_x64.dll` from command line with administrator permissions.
- For your own convenience put the `ZenithiesCLIKeys_x64.dll` on your system drive.

###  Health Score

23

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LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 75% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1047d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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