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3f/pygmentize
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Pygmentize is a wrapper to `pygmentize`, the command line interface provided by Pygments, a python syntax highlighter.

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Pygmentize
==========

[](#pygmentize)

Pygmentize is a wrapper to `pygmentize`, the command line interface provided by [Pygments](http://pygments.org), a Python syntax highlighter. Pygmentize is smart enough to raise an exception in case Pygments returns an error.

Composer Installation
---------------------

[](#composer-installation)

To install Pygmentize, you first need to install [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/), a Package Manager for PHP, following those few [steps](http://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-nix):

```
curl -s https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

You can run this command to easily access composer from anywhere on your system:

```
sudo mv composer.phar /usr/local/bin/composer
```

Pygmentize Installation
-----------------------

[](#pygmentize-installation)

Once you have installed Composer, it's easy install Pygmentize.

1. Edit your `composer.json` file, adding Pygmentize to the require section:

```
{
    "require": {
        "3f/pygmentize": "dev-master"
    },
}
```

2. Run the following command in your project root dir:

```
composer update
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Pygmentize is really easy to use, having only one static method. You just call `highlight()` like follows:

```
Pygmentize::highlight($code, $language);
```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

### Pygmentize::highlight()

[](#pygmentizehighlight)

```
public static function highlight(
    $source,
    $language,
    $encoding = "utf-8",
    $formatter = "html",
    $style = "borland"
)
```

Formats the provided source code using the specified formatter and style.

**Parameters**

- source

    The source code.
- language

    The programming language name of the source code.
- encoding

    The file input and output encodings.
- formatter

    The output will be created using the provided formatter.
- style

    The style used by the formatter.

**Returns**

Returns the highlighted source code.

**Exceptions**

- RuntimeException

    Cannot execute the `pygmentize` command.
- RuntimeException

    Cannot create the temporary file with the source code.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

The documentation can be generated using [Doxygen](http://doxygen.org). A `Doxyfile` is provided for your convenience.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.4.0 or above.
- [Pygments](http://pygments.org) 1.6 or above.

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

Filippo F. Fadda -  -

License
-------

[](#license)

Pygmentize is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.8% 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 ~330 days

Total

4

Last Release

3099d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/311248?v=4)[Filippo Fadda](/maintainers/dedalozzo)[@dedalozzo](https://github.com/dedalozzo)

---

Top Contributors

[![dedalozzo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/311248?v=4)](https://github.com/dedalozzo "dedalozzo (30 commits)")[![cebe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/189796?v=4)](https://github.com/cebe "cebe (2 commits)")

---

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