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jeremykendall/doctrine-debug-helper
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Convenience wrapper around \\Doctrine\\Common\\Util\\Debug::dump()

0.0.2(11y ago)2134MITPHPPHP >=5.3.2

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Doctrine Debug Helper
=====================

[](#doctrine-debug-helper)

The Doctrine Debug Helper is a set of convenience functions that wrap `\Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump()`. Because lazy.

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

[](#installation)

Use [Composer](http://getcomposer.org) to install Doctrine Debug Helper.

```
{
    "require": {
        "jeremykendall/doctrine-debug-helper": "*"
    }
}

```

dc() and dcd()
--------------

[](#dc-and-dcd)

`dc()` and `dcd()` wrap `\Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump()`, but use custom defaults. I much prefer a higher `$maxDepth` than 2 and I don't want the dump run through `html_entity_decode`. Since the point of these function is less typing, these functions provide the defaults that I prefer.

`void dc($var, $maxDepth = 3, $stripTags = false)`

Prints a dump of the public, protected and private properties of $var.

Uses custom defaults: $maxDepth defaults to 3 and $stripTags defaults to false.

`void dcd($var, $maxDepth = 3, $stripTags = false)`

Prints a dump of the public, protected and private properties of $var and dies.

Uses custom defaults: $maxDepth defaults to 3 and $stripTags defaults to false.

Recommendation
--------------

[](#recommendation)

[![Do you even Xdebug?](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c576e36c9f11068ba7ebd9b442b2595c2150951c37c518e15c413396df28f73/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f693762504b78472e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0c576e36c9f11068ba7ebd9b442b2595c2150951c37c518e15c413396df28f73/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f693762504b78472e706e67)

In my opinion, `\Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug::dump()` is best when [Xdebug](http://xdebug.org/)is installed. You should be using Xdebug in development anyhow, so go [install it](http://xdebug.org/docs/install) now. NOW.

###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity49

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 ~136 days

Total

2

Last Release

4138d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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