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This complexity could be detrimental to the maintainability of the method, favoring the appearance of bugs in the future. This indicator does not replace the expertise of a developer and must above all be considered as an alarm detecting "smelly" code. Installation ============ [](#installation) ``` Requires >= PHP 8.1 ``` Phar ---- [](#phar) This tool is distributed as a [PHP Archive (PHAR)](https://www.php.net/phar): ``` wget https://github.com/DeGraciaMathieu/php-smelly-code-detector/raw/master/builds/smelly-code-detector ``` ``` php smelly-code-detector --version ``` Composer -------- [](#composer) Alternately, you can directly use composer : ``` composer require degraciamathieu/php-smelly-code-detector --dev ``` Analyze methods =============== [](#analyze-methods) ``` php smelly-code-detector inspect-method {path} ``` Options ------- [](#options) optionsdescription--min-smell=The minimum smell threshold to show.--max-smell=The maximum smell threshold to show.--only=Comma-separated list of smells to show.--ignore=Comma-separated list of smells to ignore.--limit=The maximum number of results to show, default 20.--publicShow only public methods.--privateShow only private methods.--protectedShow only protected methods.--without-constructorHide constructors.--sort-by=smellSort order (smell, loc, arg, ccl), default smell.--jsonRender metrics in JSONExamples -------- [](#examples) 20 lines are displayed by default, you can configure this with the `--limit=` option. ``` $ php smelly-code-detector inspect-method app --limit=5 ❀ PHP Smelly Code Detector ❀ 84 [============================] +-----------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | file | method | visibility | loc | arg | ccn | Smell | +-----------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | update | Public | 25 | 2 | 3 | 125 | | app/Http/Controllers/Auth/NewPasswordController.php | store | Public | 29 | 1 | 2 | 87 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | store | Public | 26 | 1 | 2 | 78 | | app/Console/Commands/FetchGoogleFonts.php | store | Private | 26 | 1 | 2 | 78 | | app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php | handle | Public | 11 | 3 | 4 | 77 | +-----------------------------------------------------+--------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ 5/183 methods displayed ``` You can select scanned files with `--only=` and `--ignore=` options. ``` $ php smelly-code-detector inspect-method app --only=Controller.php --limit=10 ❀ PHP Smelly Code Detector ❀ 24 [============================] +-----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | file | method | visibility | loc | arg | ccn | Smell | +-----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | update | Public | 25 | 2 | 3 | 125 | | app/Http/Controllers/Auth/NewPasswordController.php | store | Public | 29 | 1 | 2 | 87 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | store | Public | 26 | 1 | 2 | 78 | | app/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php | updateAvatar | Public | 21 | 1 | 2 | 63 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/GalleryController.php | uploadPicture | Public | 21 | 1 | 2 | 63 | | app/Http/Controllers/Auth/PasswordResetLinkController.php | store | Public | 17 | 1 | 2 | 51 | | app/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php | updateInformations | Public | 17 | 1 | 2 | 51 | | app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisteredUserController.php | store | Public | 25 | 1 | 1 | 50 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/ShowPostController.php | __invoke | Public | 12 | 2 | 2 | 48 | | app/Http/Controllers/Forum/CommentController.php | store | Public | 16 | 2 | 1 | 48 | +-----------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ 10/50 methods displayed ``` You can select the visibilities to keep with the `--public`, `--protected` and `--private` options. ``` $ php smelly-code-detector inspect-method app --private ❀ PHP Smelly Code Detector ❀ 84 [============================] +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | file | method | visibility | loc | arg | ccn | Smell | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | app/Console/Commands/FetchGoogleFonts.php | store | Private | 26 | 1 | 2 | 78 | | app/Services/Community/CreatorRepository.php | instantiateCreatorsFromResponse | Private | 24 | 1 | 2 | 72 | | app/Notifications/VerifyEmail.php | verificationUrl | Private | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/ShowPostController.php | postAreNotDisplayable | Private | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ 4/4 methods displayed ``` By default, rows will be sorted by the smell value, you can change the sort order with `--sort-by=` option, the following values are available : loc, arg, ccl, smell. ``` $ php smelly-code-detector inspect-method app --sort-by=ccl --limit=3 ❀ PHP Smelly Code Detector ❀ 84 [============================] +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | file | method | visibility | loc | arg | ccn | Smell | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ | app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php | handle | Public | 11 | 3 | 4 | 77 | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | update | Public | 25 | 2 | 3 | 125 | | app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php | configureRateLimiting | Protected | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | +---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------+------------+-----+-----+-----+-------+ 3/183 methods displayed ``` Analyze class ============= [](#analyze-class) This command gives the total smell of a class, as well as an average by method and a breakdown by visibility. ``` php smelly-code-detector inspect-class {path} ``` Options ------- [](#options-1) optionsdescription--only=Comma-separated list of smells to show.--ignore=Comma-separated list of smells to ignore.--limit=The maximum number of results to show, default 20.--publicShow only public methods.--privateShow only private methods.--protectedShow only protected methods.--without-constructorHide constructors.--sort-by=smellSort order (count, smell, avg), default smell.--jsonRender metrics in JSONExamples -------- [](#examples-1) ``` $ php smelly-code-detector inspect-class app ❀ PHP Smelly Code Detector ❀ +-----------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----+--------+-------+-------+ | class | count | smell | avg | public | prot. | priv. | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----+--------+-------+-------+ | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/AdminPostController.php | 8 | 244 | 30 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Controllers/User/ProfileController.php | 5 | 150 | 30 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Services/Community/CreatorRepository.php | 3 | 118 | 39 | 38 % | 61 % | 0 % | | app/Console/Commands/FetchGoogleFonts.php | 4 | 117 | 29 | 9 % | 66 % | 23 % | | app/Http/Controllers/Forum/CommentController.php | 4 | 116 | 29 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Controllers/Auth/NewPasswordController.php | 2 | 93 | 46 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Controllers/Forum/TopicController.php | 7 | 81 | 11 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Policies/UserPolicy.php | 8 | 77 | 9 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Policies/TopicPolicy.php | 8 | 77 | 9 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Policies/CommentPolicy.php | 8 | 77 | 9 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Policies/SubscriberPolicy.php | 8 | 77 | 9 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Policies/PostPolicy.php | 8 | 77 | 9 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Middleware/RedirectIfAuthenticated.php | 1 | 77 | 77 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/GalleryController.php | 3 | 76 | 25 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Services/Markdown/MarkdownProvider.php | 1 | 75 | 75 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Http/Controllers/Blog/ShowPostController.php | 3 | 74 | 24 | 64 % | 16 % | 18 % | | app/Http/Requests/LoginRequest.php | 5 | 70 | 14 | 100 % | 0 % | 0 % | | app/Models/Post.php | 6 | 68 | 11 | 58 % | 0 % | 41 % | | app/Notifications/VerifyEmail.php | 5 | 61 | 12 | 67 % | 32 % | 0 % | | app/Channels/DiscordWebhookChannel.php | 3 | 61 | 20 | 31 % | 0 % | 68 % | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----+--------+-------+-------+ 20/84 class displayed ``` ### Health Score 36 — LowBetter than 81% of packages Maintenance35 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity23 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 98.9% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, 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Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~24 days Recently: every ~48 days Total 9 Last Release 1032d ago Major Versions v0.1.4 → v1.0.02023-04-13 v1.1.0 → v2.0.02023-07-10 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b7c883dad74109462c750a2bafef33c1d26da31c68e90b686cc0aa355b57feaf?d=identicon)[DeGraciaMathieu](/maintainers/DeGraciaMathieu) --- Top Contributors [![DeGraciaMathieu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11473997?v=4)](https://github.com/DeGraciaMathieu "DeGraciaMathieu (89 commits)")[![abenevaut](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1134021?v=4)](https://github.com/abenevaut "abenevaut (1 commits)") --- Tags cimetricsphpqualitystatic-analyzerphpMetricsqualitycistatic analyzersmell ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/degraciamathieu-php-smelly-code-detector/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/degraciamathieu-php-smelly-code-detector/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/degraciamathieu-php-smelly-code-detector) ``` ### Alternatives [mehrancodes/laravel-harbor A CLI tool to Quickly create On-Demand preview environment for your apps. 9989.0k](/packages/mehrancodes-laravel-harbor)[renoki-co/laravel-healthchecks Laravel Healthchecks is a simple controller class that helps you build your own healthchecks endpoint without issues. 5654.9k](/packages/renoki-co-laravel-healthchecks) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)