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+# Icinga PHP Library - Common Validators and Validator Chaining
+
+[![PHP Support](https://img.shields.io/badge/php-%3E%3D%205.6-777BB4?logo=PHP)](https://php.net/)
+![Build Status](https://github.com/Icinga/ipl-validator/workflows/PHP%20Tests/badge.svg?branch=master)
+
+`ipl/validator` provides common validators and a validator chain that runs multiple validators in a user-defined order.
+
+## Installation
+
+The recommended way to install this library is via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org):
+
+```
+composer require ipl/validator
+```