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mnapoli/phpdocreader
====================

PhpDocReader parses @var and @param values in PHP docblocks (supports namespaced class names with the same resolution rules as PHP)

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PhpDocReader
============

[](#phpdocreader)

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e290328ef0d176788fdad3471e0ee68b656823c1f09ab2e745359393c96c6aa8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f5048502d44492f706870646f632d7265616465722e737667)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e290328ef0d176788fdad3471e0ee68b656823c1f09ab2e745359393c96c6aa8/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f5048502d44492f706870646f632d7265616465722e737667)[![CI](https://github.com/PHP-DI/PhpDocReader/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://github.com/PHP-DI/PhpDocReader/actions/workflows/ci.yml)

This project is used by:

- [PHP-DI 6](http://php-di.org/)
- [Woohoo Labs. Zen](https://github.com/woohoolabs/zen)

Fork the README to add your project here.

Features
--------

[](#features)

PhpDocReader parses `@var` and `@param` values in PHP docblocks:

```
use My\Cache\Backend;

class Cache
{
    /**
     * @var Backend
     */
    protected $backend;

    /**
     * @param Backend $backend
     */
    public function __construct($backend)
    {
    }
}
```

It supports namespaced class names with the same resolution rules as PHP:

- fully qualified name (starting with `\`)
- imported class name (eg. `use My\Cache\Backend;`)
- relative class name (from the current namespace, like `SubNamespace\MyClass`)
- aliased class name (eg. `use My\Cache\Backend as FooBar;`)

Primitive types (`@var string`) are ignored (returns null), only valid class names are returned.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$reader = new PhpDocReader();

// Read a property type (@var phpdoc)
$property = new ReflectionProperty($className, $propertyName);
$propertyClass = $reader->getPropertyClass($property);

// Read a parameter type (@param phpdoc)
$parameter = new ReflectionParameter([$className, $methodName], $parameterName);
$parameterClass = $reader->getParameterClass($parameter);
```

###  Health Score

42

—

FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity47

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community24

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 84.6% 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 ~255 days

Recently: every ~445 days

Total

11

Last Release

2044d ago

Major Versions

1.3.0 → 2.0.02015-06-01

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.0

2.1.0PHP >=5.4.0

2.2.0PHP >=7.2.0

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![mnapoli](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/720328?v=4)](https://github.com/mnapoli "mnapoli (77 commits)")[![williamdes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7784660?v=4)](https://github.com/williamdes "williamdes (6 commits)")[![thebigb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2717179?v=4)](https://github.com/thebigb "thebigb (5 commits)")[![kocsismate](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6057627?v=4)](https://github.com/kocsismate "kocsismate (1 commits)")[![lvancrayelynghe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1170965?v=4)](https://github.com/lvancrayelynghe "lvancrayelynghe (1 commits)")[![melbings](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15344864?v=4)](https://github.com/melbings "melbings (1 commits)")

---

Tags

phpdocreflection

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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