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blacksmith-project/dr-watson
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A PHP library enhancing `\\Exception`.

v0.3.0(7y ago)05461MITPHP

Since Jan 12Pushed 7y agoCompare

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BlacksmithProject - DrWatson
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A PHP library enhancing `\Exception`.

Why ?
-----

[](#why-)

`\Exception` does not provide enough information to debug easily.

Indeed, stacktrace can sometime be hard to understand, and message can be insufficient.

`DrWatson` is the developper personal investigation assistant, providing type, suspect and help.

Installation:
-------------

[](#installation)

`composer require blacksmith-project/dr-watson`

How to use it:
--------------

[](#how-to-use-it)

You can throw a `DrWatson::report`.

- type should tell you if the exception is an input issue, domain or internal.

> That will help you to know quickly who failed and what quick deduction you can make:
>
> - Input = User failed, let him know.
> - Domain = Further investigation on the code is necessary.
> - Internal = Inspect the code, but maybe some infrastructure failed (BDD for example).

- suspect should help you target quickly to the right place to look at.
- help should explain to you why it failed. Some business logic can be exposed here, to help you narrow the issue down.

### Example:

[](#example)

```
if (!$this->isValid($email)) {
    throw new DrWatson(
        ExceptionType::INPUT(),
        'email',
        'It seems that User provided an invalid email. Please make sure a typo was not made.',
        'input.email.invalid'
    );
}
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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

Every ~0 days

Total

5

Last Release

2678d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

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