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fivelab/reflection
==================

Tools for work with reflection

v1.0.1(10y ago)09.3k[1 issues](https://github.com/FiveLab/Reflection/issues)5MITPHPPHP >=5.4

Since Aug 31Pushed 10y ago1 watchersCompare

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Reflection Helper
=================

[](#reflection-helper)

This package add helper methods for work with [PHP Reflection](http://php.net/manual/en/book.reflection.php)

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

[](#installation)

Add **FiveLab/Reflection** in your composer.json:

```
{
    "require": {
        "fivelab/reflection": "~1.0"
    }
}
```

Now tell composer to download the library by running the command:

```
$ php composer.phar update fivelab/reflection
```

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

The class `FiveLab\Component\Reflection\Reflection` is final, and can not use as object. All methods in this class statically.

Examples for work with this package:

```
use FiveLab\Component\Reflection\Reflection

// Get class reflection
$reflection = Reflection::loadClassReflection('MyClass');

// Get method reflection
$reflection = Reflection::loadMethodReflection('MyClass', 'myMethod');

// Get object reflection
$object = new MyClass();
$reflection = Reflection::loadObjectReflection($object);

// Get all properties from class
$properties = Reflection::getClassProperties('MyClass');

// Get all properties from class with gets from parents classes
$properties = Reflection::getClassProperties('MyClass', true);

// Get only private properties from class
$properties = Reflection::getClassProperties('MyClass', false, \ReflectionProperty::IS_PRIVATE);

// Set value to property in object
$object = new MyClass();
Reflection::setPropertyValue($object, 'myProperty', 'FooBar');

// Get value from property
$object = new MyClass();
$value = Reflection::getPropertyValue($object, 'myProperty');
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~29 days

Total

2

Last Release

3884d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

reflectionannotation

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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