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phpactor/debug-extension
========================

Add some debugging facilities

0.1.1(5y ago)012.6k[1 PRs](https://github.com/phpactor/debug-extension/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

Since May 23Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Debug Extension
===============

[](#debug-extension)

[![CI](https://github.com/phpactor/debug-extension/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/phpactor/debug-extension/workflows/CI/badge.svg)

Extension to help in debugging Phpactor

VarDumper
---------

[](#vardumper)

Includes the Symfony `var-dumper`. Run a `var-dump` server:

```
$ ./vendor/bin/var-dump-server localhost:9912

```

Use the `dump()` function to dump to the var-dump-server.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

This package is open source and welcomes contributions! Feel free to open a pull request on this repository.

Support
-------

[](#support)

- Create an issue on the main [Phpactor](https://github.com/phpactor/phpactor) repository.
- Join the `#phpactor` channel on the Slack [Symfony Devs](https://symfony.com/slack-invite) channel.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

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 ~259 days

Total

2

Last Release

1927d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/24ec7d5d6b7ea54007be5d7b4f43800381cc1e22929f7d2276fba30e497fdfa6?d=identicon)[dantleech](/maintainers/dantleech)

---

Top Contributors

[![dantleech](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/530801?v=4)](https://github.com/dantleech "dantleech (20 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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