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hellonico/var-dumper-configurator
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Configure Symfony var-dumper when using outside Symfony

0.2.0(3y ago)13.7kGPL-3.0+PHP

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Symfony Var Dumper Configurator
===============================

[](#symfony-var-dumper-configurator)

VarDumper component has some nice features when used with the complete Symfony stack. However, those features are lost or tedious to configure application wide when using in standalone mode.

This package aims to provide a simple way to configure these options such as `theme` and `fileLinkFormat` which puts links on dumped objects that directly open related file in your favorite IDE.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Install the package:

```
composer req hellonico/var-dumper-configurator --dev
```

The component is automatically configured with environment variables:

If you're using a `.env` file:

```
VAR_DUMPER_THEME=light
VAR_DUMPER_IDE=vscode
```

Or in pure PHP:

```
$_SERVER['VAR_DUMPER_THEME'] = 'light';
$_SERVER['VAR_DUMPER_IDE'] = 'vscode';
// OR
putenv('VAR_DUMPER_THEME=light');
putenv('VAR_DUMPER_IDE=vscode');
```

**⚠️ Put those lines BEFORE requiring your `vendor/autoload.php` file.**

You can also call the `VarDumperConfigurator::configure` method yourself.

```
HelloNico\VarDumperConfigurator\VarDumperConfigurator::configure('vscode', 'light');
```

**⚠️ Don't `require --dev` if using it that way.**

### IDE supported

[](#ide-supported)

Check the Symfony docs for a full list of supported IDE:

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity38

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1406d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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