Bug#1005829: ITP: php-giggsey-libphonenumber -- PHP Port of Google's libphonenumber

[Fab Stz <fabstz-it@yahoo.fr>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Fab Stz <fabstz-it@yahoo.fr>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org

* Package name    : php-giggsey-libphonenumber
  Version         : 8.12.43
  Upstream Author : Joshua Gigg <giggsey@gmail.com>
* URL             : https://github.com/giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php/
* License         : Apache-2.0
  Programming Lang: PHP
  Description     : PHP Port of Google's libphonenumber

 A PHP library for parsing, formatting, storing and validating international
 phone numbers. This library is based on Google's libphonenumber.
 .
 Highlights of functionality
 .
   - Parsing/formatting/validating phone numbers for all countries/regions of
   the world.
   - getNumberType - gets the type of the number based on the number itself;
   able to distinguish Fixed-line, Mobile, Toll-free, Premium Rate, Shared
   Cost, VoIP and Personal Numbers (whenever feasible).
   - isNumberMatch - gets a confidence level on whether two numbers could be
   the same.
   - getExampleNumber/getExampleNumberByType - provides valid example numbers
   for all countries/regions, with the option of specifying which type of
   example phone number is needed.
   - isValidNumber - full validation of a phone number for a region using
   length and prefix information.
   - PhoneNumberOfflineGeocoder - provides geographical information related to
   a phone number.
   - PhoneNumberToTimeZonesMapper - provides timezone information related to a
   phone number.
   - PhoneNumberToCarrierMapper - provides carrier information related to a
   phone number.


Widely used package on packagist:
https://packagist.org/packages/giggsey/libphonenumber-for-php

Needed by some php project, for example kalkun that I package but is not yet
ready to enter debian IMO.

Ideally it would integrate the php/pear team like the other composer
packages.

Sponsor needed.