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zenstruck/string
================

String utilities

v2.1.0(6y ago)332.2k1MITPHP

Since Sep 16Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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zenstruck/string
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Various string utility functions for PHP. A [Twig Extension](https://github.com/kbond/string-twig) is available.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require zenstruck/string

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### remove\_whitespace

[](#remove_whitespace)

Replaces ` ` with a single space and converts multiple sequential spaces into a single space.

```
$ret = remove_whitespace("  foo     \n\n\n  \r  bar"); // $ret = "foo bar"
```

### null\_trim

[](#null_trim)

Similar to core "trim" but returns null instead of an empty string. When an array is passed, all elements get processed recursively.

```
$ret = null_trim(" foo  bar   "); // $ret = "foo bar"

$ret = null_trim("   "); // $ret = null

$ret = null_trim(array(" foo  bar   ", "   ")); // $ret = array("foo bar", null)

$ret = null_trim("foo / ", "/ "); // $ret = "foo"
```

### truncate\_word

[](#truncate_word)

Truncates text to a length without breaking words (calls `remove_whitespace` before truncating).

```
$ret = truncate_word("      foo       bar  baz", 10); // $ret = "foo bar..."
```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity24

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

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 ~286 days

Recently: every ~297 days

Total

7

Last Release

2546d ago

Major Versions

v0.1.0 → v1.0.02016-02-24

v1.0.2 → v2.0.02016-10-25

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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