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kint-php/kint-helpers
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Kint helper functions

6.0(1y ago)228.2k↓19%1MITPHPPHP >=7.4

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Kint-helpers
============

[](#kint-helpers)

Common helper functions for Kint

- `d()` Dumps variables with Kint
- `s()` Dumps variables in plain HTML style
- `ss()` Dumps variables in plain text
- `kt()` Dumps backtrace
- `dd()` Same as `d()`, but it ends the script after running
    - `sd()`, `ssd()`, `ktd()` do the same

###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community8

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 ~511 days

Total

3

Last Release

568d ago

Major Versions

4.0 → 5.02022-11-22

5.0 → 6.02024-10-27

PHP version history (2 changes)5.0PHP >=7.1

6.0PHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

debugdump

###  Code Quality

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