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chevere/var-dump
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A multi-purpose colorful modern alternative to var\_dump

2.0.10(2mo ago)3739.7k—0%16Apache-2.0PHP ^8.1

Since Feb 8Compare

[ Source](https://github.com/chevere/var-dump)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chevere/var-dump)[ Docs](https://chevere.org)[ RSS](/packages/chevere-var-dump/feed)WikiDiscussions Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelogDependencies (7)Versions (41)Used By (16)

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The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/chevere/var-dump).

###  Health Score

56

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FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance87

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

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 ~37 days

Recently: every ~27 days

Total

41

Last Release

64d ago

Major Versions

0.9.0 → 1.0.02024-01-09

1.0.x-dev → 2.0.02024-06-03

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

var\_dumpddchevere

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleECS

Type Coverage Yes

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