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ivastly/php-reflection
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PHP Reflection API simplified.

1.0.0(5y ago)313.6k↓46.3%MITPHPPHP 8.\*

Since Feb 14Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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PHP Reflection
==============

[](#php-reflection)

[![build status](https://github.com/ivastly/php-reflection/workflows/test-with-coverage/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ivastly/php-reflection/workflows/test-with-coverage/badge.svg)

Rationale
---------

[](#rationale)

Ever questioned yourself why you need to write more than a single line of code to get a value of private property? What if the property is private and defined in a parent class? Even more toil is required. Please welcome a library to solve this trouble once and for all.

Functionality
-------------

[](#functionality)

- Read value of any property of an object, including parent classes, with a single call.
- Find out the visibility of a property, including parent classes, with a single call.
- Check if a property exists in a class.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require ivastly/php-reflection
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
class ParentClass {
    private $property = 'parent private property';
}

class C extends ParentClass {

}

$object = new C();
$reflection = new \Ivastly\PhpReflection\Reflection();

$value = $reflection->getProperty($object, 'property');
$visibility = $reflection->getVisibility($object, 'property');

echo "$visibility \$property = '$value;'\n"; // private $property = 'parent private property';
```

See [example.php](/doc/example.php)

Tests
-----

[](#tests)

```
make test
```

### Code coverage 🟩

[](#code-coverage-)

[![coverage is 100%](/doc/coverage.png)](/doc/coverage.png)

License
-------

[](#license)

See [LICENSE.md](/LICENSE.md)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](/CONTRIBUTING.md)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity30

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1919d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpapireflection

###  Code Quality

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