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jessegall/invader
=================

A simple package to access private properties and methods without the use of reflection

v1.0.3(3y ago)141MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Sep 8Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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php-invader
===========

[](#php-invader)

A simple package to access private properties and methods without the use of reflection.

```
composer require jessegall/invader

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
class ExampleClass
{
    private string $property = 'value';

    private function method(): string
    {
        return 'value';
    }

    private function methodWithArgs($arg1, $arg2): string
    {
        return 'value';
    }
}

$example = new ExampleClass();

invade($example)->property; // Access private property
invade($example)->property = 'new value'; // Set private property
invade($example)->method(); // Call private method
invade($example)->methodWithArgs('arg1', 'arg2'); // Call private method with arguments

# -- Or --

(new Invader($example))->property; // Access private property
(new Invader($example))->property = 'new value'; // Set private property
(new Invader($example))->method(); // Call private method
(new Invader($example))->methodWithArgs('arg1', 'arg2'); // Call private method with arguments
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

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 ~13 days

Total

4

Last Release

1306d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0a13b52a17e71644445ec3597dc1c8faf54ebd8b6b087e219c672aae06ac5332?d=identicon)[JesseGall](/maintainers/JesseGall)

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Top Contributors

[![jessegall](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11755417?v=4)](https://github.com/jessegall "jessegall (3 commits)")

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Tags

invaderphp

###  Code Quality

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