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nikic/include-interceptor
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Intercept PHP includes

v0.1.2(4y ago)69119.2k↑100.7%3[1 issues](https://github.com/nikic/include-interceptor/issues)2MITPHPPHP >=7.1CI failing

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Include Interceptor
===================

[](#include-interceptor)

Library to intercept PHP includes. A fork of [icewind1991/interceptor](https://github.com/icewind1991/interceptor).

```
composer require nikic/include-interceptor

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Nikic\IncludeInterceptor\Interceptor;

$interceptor = new Interceptor(function(string $path) {
    if (!wantToIntercept($path)) {
        return null;
    }
    return transformCode(file_get_contents($path));
});
$interceptor->setUp(); // Start intercepting includes

require 'src/foo.php';

$interceptor->tearDown(); // Stop intercepting includes
```

The interception hook follows the following contract:

- It is only called if the included file exists.
- The passed `$path` is the realpath.
- If the hook returns `null`, no interception is performed.
- If the hook returns a string, these are taken as the transformed content of the file.

For convenience, a `FileFilter` is provided that implements white- and black-listing of files and directories. Paths passed to `addBlackList()` and `addWhiteList()` should always be realpaths.

```
use Nikic\IncludeInterceptor\Interceptor;
use Nikic\IncludeInterceptor\FileFilter;

$fileFilter = FileFilter::createAllWhitelisted();    // Start with everything whitelisted
$fileFilter->addBlackList(__DIR__ . '/src/');        // Blacklist the src/ directory
$fileFilter->addWhiteList(__DIR__ . '/src/foo.php'); // But whitelist the src/foo.php file
$interceptor = new Interceptor(function(string $path) use ($fileFilter) {
    if (!$fileFilter->test($path)) {
        return null;
    }
    return transformCode(file_get_contents($path));
});
$interceptor->setUp();

require 'src/foo.php';
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity46

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community17

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 53.1% 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 ~350 days

Total

3

Last Release

1679d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![nikic](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/216080?v=4)](https://github.com/nikic "nikic (26 commits)")[![icewind1991](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1283854?v=4)](https://github.com/icewind1991 "icewind1991 (20 commits)")[![szepeviktor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/952007?v=4)](https://github.com/szepeviktor "szepeviktor (3 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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