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jorissteyn/phptags
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A PHP source code tagging system

0.0.4(11y ago)9602[1 PRs](https://github.com/jorissteyn/phptags/pulls)AGPLv3PHPPHP >=5.3

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                     A PHP source code tagging system.

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Installation
============

[](#installation)

1. Clone this repository
2. Install composer:
3. In the repository root, run `composer install`
4. That's it, you probably want to configure the bin/phptags executable in your editor.

Requirements
============

[](#requirements)

Should run on PHP 5.3 and newer.

Usage: index
============

[](#usage-index)

Use `phptags index` to create a new tags database in the current working directory and start indexing source files recursively.

```
$ phptags index [--help]

```

Or specify the target directory.

```
$ phptags index --root /path/to/source

```

By default, the database file name is `PHPTAGS.sqlite`, but that can be changed with the `--database` option. The value may be an absolute path, in or outside of the project directory.

```
$ phptags index --database TAGS

```

Source files are recognized by customizable regular expression on the file name. By default all files with the `.php` file extension are matched.

```
$ phptags index --pattern `\.(php|inc|module|profile|install)$`

```

Usage: query
============

[](#usage-query)

The command `phptags query` can be used to find tags in the database. It accepts the `--root` and `--database` options, and has several additional options to specify the query.

It searches for definitions only, except when the --reference options is given.

```
$ phptags query --help
$ phptags query ^FindThis$
$ phptags query findthis --type function
$ phptags query findthis --reference
$ phptags query findthis --format ctags

```

License
=======

[](#license)

```
Copyright 2014 Joris Steyn

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see .

```

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

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 ~4 days

Total

4

Last Release

4029d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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