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intellex/debugger
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v1.2.0(4y ago)11.8k4MITPHPPHP >=7.0

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Debugger for PHP
================

[](#debugger-for-php)

Simple and lightweight:

- [Variable dump](#variable-dumping)
- [Incident rendering](#incident-rendering)

Both of these features are divided and can used separately one from another.

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9035401/53689123-68658700-3d46-11e9-936c-3f9d5b0565ac.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9035401/53689123-68658700-3d46-11e9-936c-3f9d5b0565ac.png)

Variable dumping
----------------

[](#variable-dumping)

A single function to print out any variable type in an developer-friendly way.

##### Features

[](#features)

- Includes the **file and line** of calling.
- **Automatically** outputs in **HTML**, **JSON** or **plain** text, based on the environment.
- Very visible HTML output.
- [Configurable](#configuration).

##### Examples

[](#examples)

Direct calling of the method.

```
// Will automatically show HTML, JSON or plain text format
VarDump::from($var);
```

Creating a quick debug function.

```
// The second parameter tells the debugger not to state this function as the dump file/line
function d($var) {
	VarDump::from($var, 1);
}

...

// Use it globaly
d('something');
```

Incident rendering
------------------

[](#incident-rendering)

Will consider convert all errors to exceptions and render a page for any and every non handled exception.

##### Features

[](#features-1)

- Shows the exception and the **stack trace** with **code snippets**.
- **Automatically** outputs in **HTML**, **JSON** or **plain** text, based on the environment.
- Very visible HTML output.
- [Configurable](#configuration).

##### Examples

[](#examples-1)

Simply register the IncidentHandler.

```
IncidentHandler::register();
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

Both parts share the same configuration that is statically set. There are options that are used by only one part.

##### Context lines

[](#context-lines)

Defines the number of lines around a line that caused an error.

Default: `8`

```
# Setter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::setContextLines(:int)

# Getter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::getContextLines(): int
```

##### Max dump size

[](#max-dump-size)

The maximum size of an variable to display, in bytes. Anything bigger will be shown as HUGE.

Default: `2097152`

```
# Setter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::setMaxDumpSize(:int)

# Getter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::getMaxDumpSize(): int
```

##### Width for plain

[](#width-for-plain)

The plain format is width of the box in the plain text format.

Default: `140`

```
# Setter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::setWidthForPlain(:int)

# Getter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::getWidthForPlain(): int
```

##### Template

[](#template)

Force the template to use.

Default: auto detect from the environment

Possible values: `'html'`, `'json'` or `'plain'`

```
# Setter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::setWidthForPlain(:string)

# Getter
\Intellex\Debugger\Config::getWidthForPlain(): string
```

TODO
----

[](#todo)

1. Tests for incident rendering.
2. Define the error types to ignore (ie. deprecated and strict).
3. Leverage JavaScript to show the HTML debug in a more practical way.
4. Plain text box to better handle multiline strings.
5. Be able to configure the color scheme for the outputs.
6. Create more stylish exception page.
7. Support for logging.

Licence
-------

[](#licence)

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2019 Intellex

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Script has been written by the [Intellex](https://intellex.rs/en) team.

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 62% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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 ~301 days

Total

5

Last Release

1474d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6

v1.2.0PHP >=7.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9035401?v=4)[Intellex](/maintainers/intellexapps)[@IntellexApps](https://github.com/IntellexApps)

---

Top Contributors

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