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corex/debug
===========

Various helpers for debugging code.

3.1.0(4y ago)07731MITPHPPHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

Since Dec 10Pushed 4y agoCompare

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Debug functions.
================

[](#debug-functions)

Various helpers for debugging code.

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This package is a simple and valuable tool when debug'ing legacy codebases and while developing. It is based on the excellent var-dumper package from Symfony.

Functions
---------

[](#functions)

### d() - Dump value(s)

[](#d---dump-values)

This function is an alias for dump() function which comes from var-dumper package.

### dv() - Dump value(s) and return builder

[](#dv---dump-values-and-return-builder)

This function has the same parameters as d() but will only return an expressive caster.

### dd() - Dump value(s) and die() - exists in Symfony VarDumper component.

[](#dd---dump-values-and-die---exists-in-symfony-vardumper-component)

This function does only exist in var-dumper package but is documented here to show relevant debug functions.

### d\_show\_uses() - Show debug uses

[](#d_show_uses---show-debug-uses)

Must be call latest in the chain

```
// Dump value(s).
d('value');

// Dump value(s) and return builder.
dv('value')->value();

// Dump value(s) and die().
dd('value');

// Show debug uses. Must be call latest in the chain.
d_show_uses();
```

Builder (for renderers)
-----------------------

[](#builder-for-renderers)

When receiving a builder from i.e. dv(), it is possible to chain renderers i.e. ->value()->json()->....

- value() - Show value.
- json() - Show json.
- keys() - Show keys for an array.
- constants() - Show constants for an object or a class.
- extend() - Show class extends for an object or a class.
- interfaces() - Show interfaces for an object or a class.
- methods() - Show methods for an object or a class.
- md5() - Show md5 sum.
- objectHash() - Show object hash (spl\_object\_hash) for an object.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 71% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~136 days

Recently: every ~187 days

Total

9

Last Release

1614d ago

Major Versions

1.1.0 → 2.0.02020-06-14

2.1.0 → 3.0.02021-08-29

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.2

3.0.0PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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