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axy/evil
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Necessary evil

0.1.0(10y ago)042211MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Nov 10Pushed 8y ago1 watchersCompare

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axy\\evil
=========

[](#axyevil)

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- The library does not require any dependencies.
- Tested on PHP 5.4+, PHP 7, HHVM (on Linux), PHP 5.5 (on Windows).
- Install: `composer require axy/evil`.
- License: [MIT](LICENSE).

### Documentation

[](#documentation)

Some language features are not recommended for frequent use. `eval()`, `exit`, global variables, direct access to super-global arrays.

But sometimes it is necessary. If you use static code analyzer, it will swear. We'll have to suppress messages.

```
/** @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.Superglobals) */
$x = $_POST['x'];
```

This library encapsulates the "evil" features. You simply call methods and disclaims any sin.

### API

[](#api)

Classes are in the namespace `axy\evil`.

#### Evil

[](#evil)

It contains calls of "evil" functions. So how `exit`, `echo` and etc is keywords methods have other names.

##### eval - execCode

[](#eval---execcode)

```
Evil::execCode('2 + 2'); // 4
```

##### exit - stop

[](#exit---stop)

```
Evil::stop(); // exit
Evil::stop(5); // exit with code 5
```

##### breakpoint()

[](#breakpoint)

```
breakpoint(mixed $message [, bool $line [, bool $file [, int $status]);
```

Shows debugging information and terminates the current script (with the status from `$status`).

If `$message` is not a scalar then used `print_r()`.

If specified `$line`: shows the line number of the breakpoint. For `$file` shows the file name.

```
Evil::breakpoint('point'); // point
Evil::breakpoint('point', true); // 15: point
Evil::breakpoint('point', true, true); // /path/to/script.php:15: point
```

In CLI mode the `$message` completes new line. In HTTP mode the `$message` enclosed in ``.

##### echo - out

[](#echo---out)

```
Evil::out($message);
```

Sends a string to the stdout stream.

#### Superglobals

[](#superglobals)

Static methods of `axy\evil\Superglobals`:

- `getSERVER()`
- `getGET()`
- `getPOST()`
- `getREQUEST()`
- `getCOOKIE()`
- `getFILES()`
- `getSESSION()`
- `getENV()`

Return the corresponding superglobals arrays. The data is returned by reference.

```
$session = Superglobals::getSESSION();
$session['var'] = 'value'; // no effect

$session = &Supeglobals::getSESSION();
$session['var'] = 'value'; // success
```

#### Globals

[](#globals)

Static methods:

- `getGLOBALS()`: returns `$_GLOBALS` by reference
- `get($name [, $default])`: returns the value of a global variable (or `$default` if the variable not found)
- `set($name, $value)`: set
- `remove($name)`: unset

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3842d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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