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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. bramus/reflection ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) bramus/reflection ================= Better Reflection for PHP 1.0(7y ago)4436[1 issues](https://github.com/bramus/reflection/issues)1MITPHPPHP ^7.2CI failing Since May 13Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bramus/reflection)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bramus/reflection)[ RSS](/packages/bramus-reflection/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (4)Used By (1) `bramus/reflection` =================== [](#bramusreflection) [![Build Status](https://github.com/bramus/reflection/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bramus/reflection/actions) [![Source](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2dab3e2bd4e5a7b7d9b8eaaab85eafc0b98b83307960d9b69e70c63b4e19bb33/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f736f757263652d6272616d75732f7265666c656374696f6e2d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/bramus/reflection) [![Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b855684a7148380173fd7165d69f6f688550302fe62d7ca0da7618430f13e419/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6272616d75732f7265666c656374696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bramus/reflection) [![Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1414d40ac12b852dba7ae5bebc74624388808a69300959561be294df2e123d8d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6272616d75732f7265666c656374696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/bramus/reflection/stats) [![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4b4edd5a2c0c2f331d42714c3306237c5d7e06c623ced25e2a393f800f920077/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f6272616d75732f7265666c656374696f6e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/bramus/reflection/blob/master/LICENSE) `bramus/reflection` is a library that tries to make [PHP's built-in Reflection](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.reflection.php) better. Built by Bram(us) Van Damme *()* and [Contributors](https://github.com/bramus/reflection/graphs/contributors) Prerequisites/Requirements -------------------------- [](#prerequisitesrequirements) - PHP 7.2 or greater Installation ------------ [](#installation) Installation is possible using Composer ``` $ composer require bramus/reflection ~1.0 ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### A note [](#a-note) All classes in `bramus/reflection` extend PHP's built-in versions. Therefore they have all of the functions like their parent class: - `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClass` extends [PHP's built-in `ReflectionClass`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.reflectionclass.php). - `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` extends [PHP's built-in `ReflectionClassConstant`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/class.reflectionclassconstant.php). ### `ReflectionClass` [](#reflectionclass) When compared to `\ReflectionClass`, `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClass` works exactly the same, but will: - Return an associative array containing `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` instances *(instead of simple values)* when calling [`getConstants()`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getconstants.php). - Return a `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` instance *(instead of simple value)* when calling [`getConstant()`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclass.getconstant.php). Here's an example comparing `getConstant()`; - Using PHP's built-in `ReflectionClass`: ``` class Weekday { /** * Monday */ const MONDAY = 1; /** * Tuesday */ const TUESDAY = … } $reflected = new \ReflectionClass(Weekday::class); $constant = $reflected->getConstant('MONDAY'); var_dump($constant); // int(1) ``` - Using `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClass`: ``` class Weekday { /** * Monday */ const MONDAY = 1; /** * Tuesday */ const TUESDAY = … } $reflected = new \Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClass(Weekday::class); $constants = $reflected->getConstant('MONDAY'); var_dump($constant); // object(Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant)#40 (2) { // ["name"]=> // string(6) "MONDAY" // ["class"]=> // string(7) "Weekday" // ["docComment":"Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant":private]=> // object(phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock)#86 (7) { // … // } // } ``` ### `ReflectionClassConstant` [](#reflectionclassconstant) When compared to `\ReflectionClassConstant`, `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` works exactly the same, but will: - Return a `\phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock` instance *(instead of a string)* when calling [`getDocComment()`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclassconstant.getdoccomment.php) - Provide you with a `getDocCommentString()` method in case you want to access the contents as [`\ReflectionClassConstant::getDocComment()`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/reflectionclassconstant.getdoccomment.php) would return - Provide you with a `getSummary()` shorthand, directly on the `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` instance. - Provide you with a `getDescription()` shorthand, directly on the `\Bramus\Reflection\ReflectionClassConstant` instance. ### Other Reflection Classes [](#other-reflection-classes) Other Reflection Classes are not provided. They might be in the future. Testing ------- [](#testing) `bramus/reflection` ships with unit tests using [PHPUnit](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/) `~8.0`. - If PHPUnit is installed globally run `phpunit` to run the tests. - If PHPUnit is not installed globally, install it locally throuh composer by running `composer install --dev`. Run the tests themselves by calling `./vendor/bin/phpunit` or using the composer script `composer test` ``` $ composer test ``` License ------- [](#license) `bramus/reflection` is released under the MIT public license. See the enclosed `LICENSE` for details. ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 47% of packages Maintenance15 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community9 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity57 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 2607d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/213073?v=4)[Bramus](/maintainers/bramus)[@bramus](https://github.com/bramus) --- Top Contributors [![bramus](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/213073?v=4)](https://github.com/bramus "bramus (5 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/bramus-reflection/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/bramus-reflection/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/bramus-reflection) ``` ### Alternatives [craftcms/cms Craft CMS 3.6k3.6M3.0k](/packages/craftcms-cms)[mcp/sdk Model Context Protocol SDK for Client and Server applications in PHP 1.5k1.5M83](/packages/mcp-sdk)[phpdocumentor/reflection Reflection library to do Static Analysis for PHP Projects 12525.9M147](/packages/phpdocumentor-reflection)[oat-sa/tao-core TAO core extension 66143.7k120](/packages/oat-sa-tao-core)[voku/arrayy Array manipulation library for PHP, called Arrayy! 4915.7M18](/packages/voku-arrayy)[symfony/ai-platform PHP library for interacting with AI platform provider. 521.4M276](/packages/symfony-ai-platform) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)