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[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) 4. / 5. console-helpers/parser-reflection Abandoned โ†’ [goaop/parser-reflection](/?search=goaop%2Fparser-reflection)Library[Parsing & Serialization](/categories/parsing) console-helpers/parser-reflection ================================= Provides reflection information, based on raw source 3.1.0(8mo ago)10124251[3 issues](https://github.com/goaop/parser-reflection/issues)MITPHPPHP >=8.2CI passing Since Nov 22Pushed 1mo ago6 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/goaop/parser-reflection)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/console-helpers/parser-reflection)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/lisachenko)[ RSS](/packages/console-helpers-parser-reflection/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4w ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (7)Versions (51)Used By (0) Parser Reflection API Library ----------------------------- [](#parser-reflection-api-library) ๐Ÿ” Static Code Analysis Meets Reflection --------------------------------------- [](#-static-code-analysis-meets-reflection) **Parser Reflection API** brings the power of PHP's Reflection API to static code analysis. Built on top of [nikic/php-parser](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser), this library lets you introspect classes, methods, and properties **without ever loading them into memory**. ### โœจ Key Features [](#-key-features) ๐Ÿง  **Pure AST-Based Reflection** Forget autoloading. This library parses your PHP source files directly into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) and extracts reflection data from the syntax itself โ€” no `include`, no `require`, no side effects. Analyze classes without bootstrapping your entire application. Perfect for static analyzers, code generators, documentation tools, and IDE plugins. ### Why Use It? 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Installation is quite easy: ``` $ composer require goaop/parser-reflection ``` Composer will install the library to your project's `vendor/goaop/parser-reflection` directory. Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Initialization [](#initialization) Prior to the first use library can be optionally initialized. If you use Composer for installing packages and loading classes, then you shouldn't worry about initialization, library will be initialized automatically. If project uses a custom autoloader then you should follow the next steps: 1. Create a new class that implements `\Go\ParserReflection\LocatorInterface` 2. Create an instance of that class and pass it to the `ReflectionEngine::init()` method for initial configuration ### Reflecting concrete classes/methods/properties without loading them [](#reflecting-concrete-classesmethodsproperties-without-loading-them) Just use `Go\ParserReflection` package reflection classes like traditional ones: ``` $parsedClass = new \Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionClass(SomeClass::class); var_dump($parsedClass->getMethods()); $parsedMethod = new \Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionMethod(SomeClass::class, 'someMethod'); echo (string)$parsedMethod; ``` Or you can use an additional classes [`ReflectionFile`](docs/reflection_file.md) and [`ReflectionFileNamespace`](docs/reflection_file_namespace.md) to analyse a raw PHP files: ``` $parsedFile = new \Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionFile('SomeClass.php'); $fileNameSpaces = $parsedFile->getFileNamespaces(); // We can iterate over namespaces in the file foreach ($fileNameSpaces as $namespace) { $classes = $namespace->getClasses(); // Iterate over the classes in the namespace foreach ($classes as $class) { echo "Found class: ", $class->getName(), PHP_EOL; // Now let's show all methods in the class foreach ($class->getMethods() as $method) { echo "Found class method: ", $class->getName(), '::', $method->getName(), PHP_EOL; } // ...all properties in the class foreach ($class->getProperties() as $property) { echo "Found class property: ", $class->getName(), '->', $property->getName(), PHP_EOL; } } } ``` How it works? ------------- [](#how-it-works) To understand how library works let's look at what happens during the call to the `new \Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionClass(SomeClass::class)` ``` โ”Œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” โ”‚ ReflectionClass โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ โ”‚ asks for AST node โ–ผ โ”Œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” โ”‚ ReflectionEngine โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ โ”‚ locates file โ–ผ โ”Œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” โ”‚ ComposerLocator โ”‚ โ”€โ”€โ–บ Composer autoloader โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ โ”‚ parses file โ–ผ โ”Œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” โ”‚ nikic/php-parser โ”‚ โ”€โ”€โ–บ Returns AST โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ โ”‚ wraps nodes โ–ผ โ”Œโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ” โ”‚ Reflection Objects โ”‚ โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜ ``` - `\Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionClass` asks reflection engine to give an AST node for the given class name - Reflection engine asks a locator to locate a filename for the given class - `ComposerLocator` instance asks the Composer to find a filename for the given class and returns this result back to the reflection engine - Reflection engine loads the content of file and passes it to the [PHP-Parser](https://github.com/nikic/PHP-Parser) for tokenization and processing - PHP-Parser returns an AST (Abstract Syntax Tree) - Reflection engine then analyse this AST to extract specific nodes and wrap them into corresponding reflection classes. Compatibility ------------- [](#compatibility) All parser reflection classes extend PHP internal reflection classes, this means that you can use `\Go\ParserReflection\ReflectionClass` instance in any place that asks for `\ReflectionClass` instance. All reflection methods should be compatible with original ones, providing an except methods that requires object manipulation, such as `invoke()`, `invokeArgs()`, `setAccessible()`, etc. These methods will trigger the process of class loading and switching to the internal reflection. ### Health Score 58 โ€” FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance76 Regular maintenance activity Popularity29 Limited adoption so far Community26 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity89 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 75.3% of commits โ€” single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** โ€” Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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