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crodas/autoloader
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Best autoloader from out there

v0.1.19(10y ago)113.0k5BSD-4-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3.0

Since Oct 14Pushed 7y ago3 watchersCompare

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[](#autoloader-)

Autoloader generator for PHP.

Why?
----

[](#why)

Autoloaders are cool, but every project comes with their own autoloader. Your project ends up having more autoloader than proper code.

I'm a pragmatic developer, and I don't believe that's fair that we spend in our production environment, where files barely changes comparing to the number of executions, executing autoloaders over and over.

So as a proof of concept I started this project, that aims to generate an efficient autoloader. The generated autoloader has an array of classes and files. As an extra gift, the generated code will have a generic PSR-0 autoloader (borrowed from @alganet).

The autoloader now generates also loads all the class dependencies (parent classes, interfaces) in order to reduce the number of calls to the autoloaders.

Some features
-------------

[](#some-features)

- No class to path transformation is done at run time. `Autoloader` creates a map of files and classes in a given directory.
- When a class is loaded, all its dependencies are loaded (parent classes, interfaces). The goal is to reduce the number of calls to the autloader.
- Always generate code that works with absolute paths (is `--library` is set, `__DIR__` is being used instead)
- Includes (except with the `--library`) a generic PSR-0 autoloader.

How it works
------------

[](#how-it-works)

It was designed to be integrated in your deployment scripts.

```
require "lib/Autoloader/loader.php";

$generator = new \Autoloader\Generator("vendors/");
$generator->generate("autoloader.php");
```

Or if you know what you're doing, you can use an instance of `Finder`.

```
require "lib/Autoloader/loader.php";
$finder = \Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder();
$finder->files()->name('*.php')->in("vendors/");

$generator = new \Autoloader\Generator($finder);
$generator->generate("autoloader.php");
```

How to install (for developers)
-------------------------------

[](#how-to-install-for-developers)

In order to install you should use `composer`.

```
php composer.phar install

```

Using with composer
-------------------

[](#using-with-composer)

[Composer](http://getcomposer.org) is a great dependency manager, however I believe there is a lot of room for optimization in terms of autoloader generation. If you wish to have a better autoloader, one that can scan all your dependencies and your project (Whether they have configure the `psr-0` or not). It will also add your local clases to the autoloader.

```
{
  "require": {
    "crodas/autoloader":"*"
  },
  "minimum-stability": "dev",
  "scripts": {
    "post-autoload-dump": "Autoloader\\Composer::generate"
  }
}
```

By overriding the `post-autoload-dump` it will replace the generated autoloader file, it will be called automatically however if you want to re-run it (for instance when you add a new class in your project and wish to be autoloaded) just run ` composer dump-autoload`.

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 69% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity25

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~51 days

Recently: every ~71 days

Total

20

Last Release

3747d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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