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protonlabs/php-adblock-parser
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PHP parser for Adblock Plus filters. A fork of abandoned limonte/php-adblock-parser

1.1.5(3y ago)020.9k↓25%1[1 PRs](https://github.com/ProtonMail/php-adblock-parser/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=8.1

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PHP parser for Adblock Plus filters
===================================

[](#php-parser-for-adblock-plus-filters)

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This is a fork of the abandoned Limonte\\AdblockParser.

It has been edited to optimize performance, namely:

- The object containing the rules can be saved to avoid the long time to create it.
- Only run necessary rules; the generic rules and the rules applying specifically to the domain of the url.

It also separates responsibilities of classes better by having factories, services and DTOs.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To learn about Adblock Plus filter syntax check these links:

-
-

1. Get filter rules somewhere: write them manually, read lines from a file downloaded from [EasyList](https://easylist.to/), etc.:

    ```
    $adblockEntries = [
        "||ads.example.com^",
        "@@||ads.example.com/notbanner^$~script",
    ];
    ```
2. Create AdblockRules instance from the rules array:

    ```
    use Limonte\AdblockParser;

    $ruleAggregate = (new RuleAggregateFactory(new RuleFactory()))->createFromAdblockEntries($adblockEntries);
    ```
3. Use this instance to check if an URL should be blocked or not:

    ```
    (new RuleApplier())->shouldBlock("http://ads.example.com", $ruleAggregate); // true
    (new RuleApplier())->shouldBlock("http://non-ads.example.com", $ruleAggregate); // false
    ```

Related projects
----------------

[](#related-projects)

- Google Safebrowsing PHP library: [limonte/google-safebrowsing](https://github.com/limonte/google-safebrowsing)
- McAfee SiteAdvisor PHP library: [limonte/mcafee-siteadvisor](https://github.com/limonte/mcafee-siteadvisor)
- Check if link is SPAM: [limonte/spam-link-analyser](https://github.com/limonte/spam-link-analyser)

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- Python parser for Adblock Plus filters: [scrapinghub/adblockparser](https://github.com/scrapinghub/adblockparser/)
- EasyList filter subscription: [easylist/easylist](https://github.com/easylist/easylist/)

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.5% 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 ~5 days

Total

10

Last Release

1142d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![schreven](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/39119115?v=4)](https://github.com/schreven "schreven (21 commits)")[![j-nolan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11057256?v=4)](https://github.com/j-nolan "j-nolan (1 commits)")

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Tags

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