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plaisio/var-dumper-writer
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PhpPlaisio: Var Dumper Writer

3.2.0(11mo ago)01.7k2MITPHPPHP >=8.3

Since Nov 14Pushed 11mo ago1 watchersCompare

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PhpPlaisio: Var Dumper Writer
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[](#phpplaisio-var-dumper-writer)

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License
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[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

42

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FairBetter than 90% of packages

Maintenance52

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity77

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 ~338 days

Recently: every ~468 days

Total

7

Last Release

339d ago

Major Versions

1.1.1 → 2.0.02020-11-22

2.0.0 → 3.0.02023-02-04

PHP version history (5 changes)1.0.0PHP >=7.1.0

1.1.0PHP >=7.3

3.0.0PHP >=8.1

3.1.0PHP >=8.2

3.2.0PHP >=8.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/67edc824131704a5270570c8bba7fc52986f3e70a0389aca6b13ea87ca4d9710?d=identicon)[Paul Water](/maintainers/Paul%20Water)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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