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zodimo/base-return
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Basic types that communicates the possibility of failure and optional values.

0.7.1(1y ago)11605mitPHPPHP ~7.4|~8

Since Aug 22Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Base Return
===========

[](#base-return)

2 base return type:

- Result : represents the possibility of failure.
- Option : represents an optional value

Result
======

[](#result)

The factory methods on result are:

- succeed , and should be read as, succeed with this $value as success.
- fail, and should be read as, fail with this $value as failure.

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance40

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~7 days

Recently: every ~22 days

Total

26

Last Release

502d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ~7.4|8

0.1.1PHP ~7.4|~8

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5030404?v=4)[Jaco Labuschagne](/maintainers/zodimo)[@zodimo](https://github.com/zodimo)

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Top Contributors

[![zodimo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5030404?v=4)](https://github.com/zodimo "zodimo (3 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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