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ffi/ide-helper-generator
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FFI API generator for PHP

0.1.12(2y ago)67.9k↑13.3%[1 issues](https://github.com/php-ffi/ide-helper-generator/issues)4MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing

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FFI IDE Helper Generator
========================

[](#ffi-ide-helper-generator)

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Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP ^8.4
- [castxml](https://github.com/CastXML/CastXML) ([binaries](https://github.com/CastXML/CastXMLSuperbuild/releases))

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

[](#installation)

Library is available as Сomposer repository and can be installed using the following command in the root of your project as a dev-dependency.

```
$ composer require ffi/ide-helper-generator --dev
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Generate Metadata

[](#generate-metadata)

Before generating the helper, the headers must be parsed to build the metadata data. To do this, `castxml` will be used, which in turn uses the original compiler (like `clang`) to build the AST.

```
use FFI\Generator\Printer\PhpStormMetadataPrinter;
use FFI\Generator\CodeGenerator;

echo new CodeGenerator()
    ->parse(__DIR__ . '/example-header.h')
    ->generate(new PhpStormMetadataPrinter())
    ->save(__DIR__ . '/resources/.phpstorm.meta.php');
```

### Analyze Metadata

[](#analyze-metadata)

After the metadata is generated, it should be parsed and an abstract syntax tree built in memory.

```
use FFI\Generator\CodeGenerator;

$result = new CodeGenerator()
    ->parse(__DIR__ . '/example-header.h');

foreach ($result->nodes as $namespace) {
    var_dump($namespace);
}
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance53

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~22 days

Recently: every ~67 days

Total

13

Last Release

742d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/150420?v=4)[Ruslan Sharipov](/maintainers/Serafim)[@serafim](https://github.com/serafim)

---

Top Contributors

[![SerafimArts](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2461257?v=4)](https://github.com/SerafimArts "SerafimArts (8 commits)")

---

Tags

autocompletehelperideutilitygeneratorautocompletionffi

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPsalm

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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