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mfn/detect\_short\_open\_tag
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Scans the given directories / files and reports uses of short open tags

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Since Jul 7Pushed 5y ago1 watchersCompare

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Detect the use of short\_open\_tag in your PHP source code
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[](#detect-the-use-of-short_open_tag-in-your-php-source-code)

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

[](#installation)

`composer require --dev mfn/detect_short_open_tag`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
bin/detect_short_open_tag [-e|--extension php] ...
Scans the given paths for PHP files containing the use of short open tags and reports them.
  -e|--extension    File extensions to scan, defaults to 'php'
               One or more directories to scan fo
  The script will   exit with 0 if no short open tags where found and 1 otherwise.

```

Example output (compatible with Github Actions):

```
::error file=tests/mixed_open_tags.php,line=2::short open tag not allowed
::error file=tests/mixed_open_tags.php,line=4::short open tag not allowed
::error file=tests/only_short_open_tag.php,line=1::short open tag not allowed
::error file=tests/short_open_tag_other_file_extension.foo,line=1::short open tag not allowed

```

###  Health Score

24

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LowBetter than 31% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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 ~0 days

Total

4

Last Release

2186d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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