# jamierumbelow/codeigniter-base-model

⛔️DEPRECATED CodeIgniter base CRUD model to remove repetition and increase productivity

Repository: https://github.com/jamierumbelow/codeigniter-base-model
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codeigniter-base-model
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: deprecated, archived, obsolete
Last push: 2018-04-04T15:10:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5675, "days_push": 3073, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1039, forks 471 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.959528+00:00)

## What it is
A deprecated base model class for the CodeIgniter PHP framework that provides ready-made CRUD operations, validation, soft deletes, and an observer/callback system. It extends CI_Model to eliminate repetitive database interaction code in CodeIgniter applications.

## Use cases
- reduce boilerplate CRUD code in CodeIgniter models
- add soft delete to CodeIgniter models
- run callbacks before and after database operations
- auto-guess database table names from model class names
- validate model data before insert or update

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy CodeIgniter 2/3 application already using this pattern
- you want a lightweight CRUD base model without a full ORM

## When to avoid
- starting a new CodeIgniter project - the library is deprecated and unmaintained
- you use a modern PHP framework with its own ORM like Eloquent or Doctrine
- you need security updates or long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: orm, database
- domain: web-development, databases, developer-tools
- platform: php
- tags: codeigniter, crud, deprecated, active-record, soft-delete, observers

## Member repositories
- jamierumbelow/codeigniter-base-model (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.959528+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:03:37.290301+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamierumbelow/codeigniter-base-model (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.959528+00:00, sha f0e7738cefc5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.