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flickerleap/phpmd
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FlickerLeap php mess detector

0.1(7y ago)138

Since Oct 4Pushed 7y ago2 watchersCompare

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Flickerleap mess detector
=========================

[](#flickerleap-mess-detector)

This project contains a ruleset to be used with phpmd

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

[](#installation)

```
$ composer global require flickerleap/phpmd
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$ ~/.composer/vendor/bin/phpmd path/to/src text ~/.composer/vendor/flickerleap/phpmd/ruleset.xml
```

Rules
-----

[](#rules)

- All phpmd rules
- Excluded static usage of classes due to laravels fantastic service container
- Excluded some short variable names such as $to in a mailable
- Excluded all unused parameters due to common usage of $request in controller functions

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2778d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1412608?v=4)[Flicker Leap](/maintainers/flickerleap)[@flickerleap](https://github.com/flickerleap)

---

Top Contributors

[![morganrowse](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/17880010?v=4)](https://github.com/morganrowse "morganrowse (6 commits)")

---

Tags

mess-detectorphpmd

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