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pdeans/debuggers-vardumper
==========================

Extension of Symfony's VarDumper component, with a Github inspired color theme.

v1.3.0(2y ago)03.0k↓50%3MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Nov 4Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare

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Prettier Var Dumper
-------------------

[](#prettier-var-dumper)

Better looking and functioning alternative to PHP's native `var_dump()`. Built on top of Symfony's [VarDumper](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/var_dumper.html) component, with a Github inspired color theme.

### Installation

[](#installation)

Install via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

```
$ composer require pdeans/debuggers-vardumper

```

### Usage

[](#usage)

Create a new instance of the `Dumper` class, and pass any variable to the `dump()` method for output via the browser or cli. The `dump()` method accepts an optional second paramater to add a label for the output.

```
use pdeans\Debuggers\Vardumper\Dumper;

$dumper = new Dumper();

$arr = [1,2,3];
$dumper->dump($arr);

// With label
$dumper->dump($arr, 'array values');

// With label and suppress the source output information (file:line number)
$dumper->dump($arr, 'array values', false);
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance33

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity19

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity76

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~547 days

Total

5

Last Release

929d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/9fb3ce86d5dadb84c3c9248c8529641cc0a7075a1057cd4e1c45ba32acedaaa5?d=identicon)[pdeans](/maintainers/pdeans)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/567f90134e637eacb09970991177499a4b70bc73768c84c7b0c3f2187e6ada2e?d=identicon)[mivaprofsrvcs](/maintainers/mivaprofsrvcs)

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Top Contributors

[![pdeans](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7277991?v=4)](https://github.com/pdeans "pdeans (15 commits)")

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Tags

debugdebuggervardumpVarDumper

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