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ericsalerno/dumpster
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A small PHP object dump utility.

v1.1.0(9y ago)016MITPHP

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dumpster
========

[](#dumpster)

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PHP Object Dump Utility. We all know the only way to debug your code is to step-through it with a debugger, like xdebug. Every now and then you end up in a situation where for some reason you can't and you have to fall back on your baser instincts and dump out object data. But var\_dump and print\_r can be ugly or overwhelming. That's where dumpster comes in.

While some may think that this was called dumpster because it dumps data out. Rather, it's named after a "dumpster fire", which is often what applications that use this method of debugging end up as. **Always use a real debugger if you can!**

Object Dump Usage
-----------------

[](#object-dump-usage)

You can dump the contents of an object simply by creating a dump object and performing output() on it. For example:

```
$d = new \Dumpster\Dump($myDumpableObject);
$d->output();

```

Or you can use the static facade to make things easier.

```
\Dumpster\Dump::object($myDumpableObject);

```

This should work with all scalar, array, or object values.

Here is an example of what the output may look like:

[![Image of Example](./doc/example-output.png)](./doc/example-output.png)

Environment-Level Dump Suppression
----------------------------------

[](#environment-level-dump-suppression)

You can turn-off the Dumpster utility on an entire environment if the environment variable DUMPSTER\_SUPPRESS is a non-zero value. This can help you avoid accidental debug dumps for an application in, for example, a production environment.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

3392d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/155974?v=4)[Eric Salerno](/maintainers/ericsalerno)[@ericsalerno](https://github.com/ericsalerno)

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Top Contributors

[![ericsalerno](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/155974?v=4)](https://github.com/ericsalerno "ericsalerno (1 commits)")

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Tags

debugdebugging-tooldebugging-toolsdumpdumperphpphp7

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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