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christopheraseidl/reflect
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A simple class for facilitating quicker use of PHP's ReflectionClass.

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An easy way to utilize the power of PHP's ReflectionClass.
==========================================================

[](#an-easy-way-to-utilize-the-power-of-phps-reflectionclass)

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Reflect is a simple wrapper around PHP's ReflectionClass that provides easy access to private properties and methods, supporting both instanced and static members with inheritance.

PHP Versions
------------

[](#php-versions)

- PHP 8.0+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install Reflect via composer:

```
composer require christopheraseidl/reflect
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Accessing instance members

[](#accessing-instance-members)

```
class MyClass {
    private string $private = 'private property';
    private function method(): string
    {
        return 'private method';
    }
}

$reflect = Reflect::on(new MyClass());
echo $reflect->private; // 'private property'
echo $reflect->method(); // 'private method'
```

### Accessing static members

[](#accessing-static-members)

```
class MyStaticClass {
    private static string $static = 'static property';
    private static function staticMethod(): string
    {
        return 'static method';
    }
}

$reflect = Reflect::on(MyStaticClass::class);
echo $reflect->static; // 'static property'
echo $reflect->staticMethod(); // 'static method'
```

### Inheritance support

[](#inheritance-support)

```
class ParentClass {
    private string $parentProp = 'parent property';
}

class Child extends ParentClass {
    private string $childProp = 'child property';
}

$reflect = Reflect::on(new Child());
echo $reflect->parentProp; // 'parent property'
echo $reflect->childProp; // 'child property'
```

### Non-instantiable classes

[](#non-instantiable-classes)

```
abstract class AbstractClass {
    private static string $env = 'development';
}

$reflect = Reflect::on(AbstractClass::class);
echo $reflect->env; // 'development'
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Chris Seidl](https://github.com/christopheraseidl)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance59

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity18

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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**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.

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