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SuperKernel

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SuperKernel is a modern PHP framework powered by the Swoole extension.

It is clarified that PHP is being constrained from a dynamic scripting language to a **controlled runtime language **, and developers should not focus on the pre-bootstrapping phase.
It provides components implemented according to PSR standards, and offers flexible component replacement and extension capabilities through a DI container.
We are committed to exploring the future possibilities of PHP in high performance and system programming.

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🚀 Design Philosophy

1. Zero Environment Setup – When generating source code and running it with PHP, there is no need to install a PHP environment.
2. Auto Boot Lifecycle – Framework-managed startup and shutdown.
3. Native AOP Support – Elegant aspect-oriented design.
4. Swoole-Centric – Embrace async, coroutine, and concurrency.
5. Multi-Protocol Support – Unified abstraction for HTTP, WebSocket, TCP, and UDP, and MQTT.
6. PSR-Based Components – Replaceable, extensible, and standalone.
7. Strongly Typed Configurations – Clarity and strict validation.

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⚙️ Installation

Composer

If your system does not yet have PHP installed, you can go to 👉 wheakerd/skernel - Releases to download the executable Composer binary (no PHP environment required).

Skernel

Visit the Skernel repository to learn how to download, install, and use this build tool.

Installing SuperKernel

Create a brand new SuperKernel project using Composer:

composer create-project super-kernel/super-kernel-skeleton

🧩 Quick Start

Configuring the skernel tool

{
  "description": "Project template for the SuperKernel framework.",
  "type": "project",
  "license": "MIT",
  "extra": {
    "skernel": {
      "name": "skernel"
      // The name selected during the build, `bin` is used by default.
    }
  }
}

skernel build \
&& chmod +x target/release/bin \
&& target/release/bin start

• If a build artifact name was defined, run it with the actual artifact.

🧠 Architecture Overview

SuperKernel
 ├── Skernel Tools      # Tool and runtime support, aspect programming and class scanning mechanism
 ├── DI Container       # Definers, Resolvers, Lazy Instance Storage
 ├── Server Components  # HTTP/WebSocket/TCP and other service modules
 ├── Event Dispatcher   # Lifecycle and event system
 ├── PSR-Compatible     # PSR-3, PSR-7, PSR-11, PSR-15, PSR-17

📦 Current Progress

SuperKernel has implemented core operational mechanisms, including:

• Container definition source and resolver factory system
• Lifecycle scheduler and custom process mechanism
• Automatic component registration and service manager
• Class map generation

⚠️ Note: This project is still under development. If using this for production, please ensure you have advanced PHP and Swoole development experience.

🧭 Roadmap

• Improved testing system
• Plug-in extension system
• Multi-service coordinated scheduling
• AOP scanner optimization
• Improved official documentation and examples

📜 License

This project is open source under the MIT License.

💬 To Developers

SuperKernel is not just a framework, but a philosophy: "Return PHP to systems programming and explore the limits of the language."