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hexmakina/debugger
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Debugger is a PHP wrapper class for var\_dump() output

0.1.4(4y ago)1266[3 issues](https://github.com/HexMakina/Debugger/issues)2mitPHPPHP >=7.0

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Debugger
========

[](#debugger)

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wrapper for var\_dump, optional full stack trace, mandatory good looks

- it tells you were the call was initiated so you don't ever have to look for a forgotten var\_dump()
- it shows you the trace of calls that lead to the dump
- for each trace, it presents you with the filename, the class name and the function with params

no more wondering how a bug came into being.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Instantiate Debugger; to load the class and shortcuts

```
new \HexMakina\Debugger\Debugger();

```

Debugger class file has 2 namespaces, the debugger itself in HexMakina\\Debugger, and in the root namespace, 4 shortcuts:

```
vd($var, $label);  // visual dump
dd($var, $label);  // visual dump AND die();
vdt($var, $label); // visual dump with full trace
ddt($var, $label); // visual dump with full trace AND die();

```

For instance, dumping the variable $foo, in file bootstrap.php, line 16, the output of `vd($foo);` would be:

```
**************
[bootstrap.php            16]       ?::vd(1627941733.4195)
string(4) "bar"

```

and the output of `vd($foo, 'a label for easy spotting');` would be:

```
******* (a label for easy spotting) *******
[bootstrap.php            16]       ?::vd(1627942158.3575)
string(3) "bar"

```

but `vdt($foo);` would be:

```
**************
[index.php                 2]          ?::require(/var/www/dev.engine/koral/lareponse/koral/bootstrap.php)
[bootstrap.php            16]       ?::vdt(1627941924.2403)
string(4) "bar"

```

We now see the whole path the program took before reaching the debugging command

Deeper into the code, in a sub-sub-sub-sub-.. routine, the output of `vdt($foo, 'inspecting foo');` would be:

```
******* (inspecting) *******
[index.php                35]  HexMakina\koral\Controllers\Home::bootstrap()
[Home.php                 28]  App\Controllers\Home::common_viewport(HexMakina\kadro\Controllers\Reception)
[Home.php                 18]  HexMakina\TightORM\TableModel::filter()
[TableModel.php          184]  HexMakina\koral\Models\Worker::filter(Array #0, Array #0)
[Worker.php               78]  HexMakina\TightORM\TightModel::filter(Array #0, Array #0)
[TightModel.php          160]  HexMakina\TightORM\TightModelSelector::__construct(HexMakina\koral\Models\Worker)
[TightModelSelector.php   20]  HexMakina\TightORM\TableModel::table()
[Crudites.php             31]  ::vdt(1631261380.9958)
string(6) "bar"

```

Easy debugging & old-school formatting, that's Debugger for you.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance11

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

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

9

Last Release

1700d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP >=7.4

0.0.3PHP >=7.0

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