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chillem/dbug
============

PHP version of ColdFusion's cfdump. Outputs colored and structured tabular variable information.

03281PHP

Since Jan 15Pushed 8y agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/CodyErekson/dBug)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chillem/dbug)[ RSS](/packages/chillem-dbug/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago

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dBug
====

[](#dbug)

This is my fork of ospinto's dBug class. Original here:

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require chillem/dbug

```

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

```
require(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

new dBug($myVariable);

```

In my projects, I wrap the class instantiation with something like the following, which allows for passing in multiple arguments.

```
if ( !function_exists('ddd') ){
	function ddd(... $args)
	{
		foreach ($args as $x) {
			new \dBug\dBug($x);
		}
	}
}

ddd($a, $b, $arr);

```

More examples at

Features
--------

[](#features)

PHP version of ColdFusion’s cfdump.

Outputs colored and structured tabular variable information.

Variable types supported are: Arrays, Classes/Objects, Database and XML Resources.

Ability to force certain types of output. Example: You can force an object variable to be outputted as an array type variable.

Stylesheet can be easily edited.

Table cells can be expanded and collapsed.

It’s FREE!!!

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

**1.2.3**

Handling for closures

Generate PHPDoc

**1.2.2**

Use modern constructor

**1.2.1**

Move dBug.php to src/ directory to comply with PSR4 autoloading standards

Create dBug/ namespace

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 65% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b08108c1338af57b07682921cf608acf8135972f8031ae241a3879020585b8e7?d=identicon)[CodyErekson](/maintainers/CodyErekson)

---

Top Contributors

[![CodyErekson](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1250796?v=4)](https://github.com/CodyErekson "CodyErekson (13 commits)")[![joshtronic](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/112741?v=4)](https://github.com/joshtronic "joshtronic (4 commits)")[![justincampbell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/246978?v=4)](https://github.com/justincampbell "justincampbell (2 commits)")[![eps90](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1702899?v=4)](https://github.com/eps90 "eps90 (1 commits)")

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