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gettext/php-scanner
===================

PHP scanner for gettext

v2.0.1(1y ago)15471.2k—3%6[2 issues](https://github.com/php-gettext/PHP-Scanner/issues)11MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Nov 4Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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PHP Scanner
===========

[](#php-scanner)

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Created by Oscar Otero   (MIT License)

PHP code scanner to use with [gettext/gettext](https://github.com/php-gettext/Gettext)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require gettext/php-scanner

```

Usage example
-------------

[](#usage-example)

```
use Gettext\Scanner\PhpScanner;
use Gettext\Generator\PoGenerator;
use Gettext\Translations;

//Create a new scanner, adding a translation for each domain we want to get:
$phpScanner = new PhpScanner(
    Translations::create('domain1'),
    Translations::create('domain2'),
    Translations::create('domain3')
);

//Set a default domain, so any translations with no domain specified, will be added to that domain
$phpScanner->setDefaultDomain('domain1');

//Extract all comments starting with 'i18n:' and 'Translators:'
$phpScanner->extractCommentsStartingWith('i18n:', 'Translators:');

//Scan files
foreach (glob('*.php') as $file) {
    $phpScanner->scanFile($file);
}

//Save the translations in .po files
$generator = new PoGenerator();

foreach ($phpScanner->getTranslations() as $domain => $translations) {
    $generator->generateFile($translations, "locales/{$domain}.po");
}
```

---

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about recent changes and [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for contributing details.

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

###  Health Score

46

—

FairBetter than 93% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity46

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community26

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60% 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 ~185 days

Recently: every ~354 days

Total

11

Last Release

535d ago

Major Versions

v1.3.1 → v2.0.02024-03-10

PHP version history (3 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^7.2

v1.2.2PHP >=7.2

v2.0.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e99df56b617f4af8cf0556a51a0ca20c7420104920c57d7e9eab093f92bb744f?d=identicon)[oscarotero](/maintainers/oscarotero)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

code-scanninggettexti18ntranslationphpi18ntranslationgettextscanner

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/gettext-php-scanner/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/gettext-php-scanner/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/gettext-php-scanner)
```

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