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hediet/type-reflection
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A library which provide classes to reflect php types in an unified way.

v0.1.2(11y ago)1831MITPHPPHP >=5.3.0

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PHP Type Reflection
===================

[](#php-type-reflection)

This library provides classes to reflect php types in an unified way.

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

[](#installation)

You can use [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/) to download and install PHP Type Reflection. To add PHP Type Reflection to your project, simply add a dependency on hediet/type-reflection to your project's `composer.json` file.

Here is a minimal example of a `composer.json` file that just defines a dependency on PHP Type Reflection:

```
{
    "require": {
        "hediet/type-reflection": "^0.1.2"
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Static Methods of the Type Class

[](#static-methods-of-the-type-class)

There are several static methods to get a type instance:

```

```

### Methods of the Type Class

[](#methods-of-the-type-class)

There are several methods defined for type instances:

```

```

### MethodInfo, ParameterInfo, ResultInfo and PropertyInfo

[](#methodinfo-parameterinfo-resultinfo-and-propertyinfo)

Alls these info classes provide type information and a description by parsing the php doc comments.

### Examples

[](#examples)

```

```

Class Diagram
-------------

[](#class-diagram)

[![class diagram](docs/class-diagram.png)](docs/class-diagram.png)

TODO
----

[](#todo)

- Add support for FunctionInfo.
    This requires to parse the use statements manually, as the StaticReflectionParser does not support reflecting functions.
- Add support for generic classes, methods and functions (like [this](https://gist.github.com/mvriel/3823010)).
- Enable reflecting types which are not loaded.

Author
------

[](#author)

Henning Dieterichs -

License
-------

[](#license)

PHP Expect is licensed under the MIT License.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community8

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 ~5 days

Total

3

Last Release

4120d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4bbf4a94e3658e3567154235723a15a30433f80e2af8049619cb30248e8821ac?d=identicon)[Henning Dieterichs](/maintainers/Henning%20Dieterichs)

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Top Contributors

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