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php-packages/dumpy
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Better var\_dump for PHP.

1.0.2(11y ago)12021MITPHP

Since Feb 22Pushed 11y agoCompare

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Dumpy 1.0.2
===========

[](#dumpy-102)

Better var\_dump for PHP.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- pretty configurable (one-configuration-per-instance)
- fully tested (PHPUnit as a test runner + Essence as BDD assertion framework)
- documented (comments in source code + this readme file)
- decent source code, unlike many solutions I've seen previously

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require php-packages/dumpy

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

It's pretty darn simple.

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

```
$dumpy = new PhpPackages\Dumpy\Dumpy;
$dumpy->configure("optionName", "optionValue");
$dumpy->getConfigOption("optionName"); # => "optionValue"
```

Option nameDescriptionPossible valuesstr\_max\_lengththe maximum string lengthany *positive integer*bool\_lowercaseeither `FALSE` or `false`either `false` or `true`null\_lowercaseeither `NULL` or `null`either `false` or `true`round\_doublewhether to `round()` doubles to given decimal point`false` or any *positive integer*replace\_newlinewhether to replace `PHP_EOL` with `\\n`either `false` or `true`array\_max\_elementsa treshold - all odd elements with be replaced with a single `...`any *positive integer*array\_indentingan indentation sequenceany *string* (e.g., `  `)object\_limited\_infowhether to display parent classes, interfaces, traitseither `false` or `true`### Dumping

[](#dumping)

```
$dumpy = new PhpPackages\Dumpy\Dumpy;
// Configure Dumpy...
$stringRepresentation = $dumpy->dump($anyValue);
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT license (MIT).

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

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 ~29 days

Total

3

Last Release

4045d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/270a6b451bb75c99beae25836d16453daf58531cfac6baecd8d0a72059baa44b?d=identicon)[bound1ess](/maintainers/bound1ess)

---

Top Contributors

[![bound1ess](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10074992?v=4)](https://github.com/bound1ess "bound1ess (50 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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