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phpactor/reference-finder
=========================

Base library for finding definitions

0.1.6(5y ago)047.7k↑80%[1 issues](https://github.com/phpactor/reference-finder/issues)6MITPHPPHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

Since Mar 3Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Reference Finder
================

[](#reference-finder)

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

Base package for finding references to a symbol at a given offset in a given text file.

For example, provide:

- the location (URI and byte offset) for the definition of the symbol in a text file under the current cursor position.
- locations for references to the symbol at the given offset.

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

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

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 ~128 days

Total

7

Last Release

1863d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.3PHP ^7.2

0.1.5PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![dantleech](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/530801?v=4)](https://github.com/dantleech "dantleech (58 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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