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constant-null/backstubber
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Helps to generate full PHP files from tepmlates (stubs)

v1.0.1(9y ago)51.0k11MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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Meet the *Backstubber*, the PHP file generator
==============================================

[](#meet-the-backstubber-the-php-file-generator)

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Backstubber makes generation of PHP code files from templates fast and easy. Say no to tons of `str_replace`.

installation
------------

[](#installation)

Backstubber can easily be installed using [composer](http://getcomposer.org/). To do so, just run `php composer.phar require-dev constant-null/backstubber`. Or you can add following to your `composer.json` file:

```
{
    "require-dev": {
        "constant-null/backstubber": "~0.1"
    }
}
```

and then run:

```
$ php composer.phar update

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### FileGenerator

[](#filegenerator)

#### Basic substitution

[](#basic-substitution)

Let's say we have a DummyStarship.stub template

```