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dive-be/php-crowbar
===================

Access private methods / properties

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Access private methods / properties
===================================

[](#access-private-methods--properties)

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This package allows you to access methods / properties in a class with a restricted access modifier i.e. `private` / `protected`.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require dive-be/php-crowbar
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Assume the following class with a `private` property. It offers no way to read / write its `$content` property.

```
class SealedCrate
{
    public function __construct(
        private string $content,
    ) {}

    private function peek(): string
    {
        return $this->content;
    }
}

$crate = new SealedCrate('Apples');
```

You can get the property using the `Crowbar`:

```
Crowbar::pry($crate)->content; // Apples
```

You can set the property:

```
Crowbar::pry($crate)->content; // Original: Apples

Crowbar::pry($crate)->content = 'Strawberries';

Crowbar::pry($crate)->content; // Altered: Strawberries
```

You can also invoke private methods:

```
Crowbar::pry($crate)->peek(); // Strawberries
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Muhammed Sari](https://github.com/mabdullahsari)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

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 ~237 days

Total

4

Last Release

843d ago

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP ^8.1

1.2.0PHP ~8.2

1.3.0PHP ~8.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/59749?v=4)[Artem Loenko](/maintainers/dive)[@dive](https://github.com/dive)

---

Top Contributors

[![mabdullahsari](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24608797?v=4)](https://github.com/mabdullahsari "mabdullahsari (3 commits)")

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