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reflection/validator
====================

Define a specification of PHP entity and check whether the particular item matches it.

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Reflection Validator
====================

[](#reflection-validator)

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When might it be useful?
------------------------

[](#when-might-it-be-useful)

Sometimes you may want to have an unlimited sequence of methods, which cannot be restricted/controlled by the interface. In this case on a "compilation" stage, you can restrict those methods to follow the standards you expect.

A real example from Drupal/Symfony world: [http://cgit.drupalcode.org/form\_alter\_service/tree/src/FormAlterCompilerPass.php](http://cgit.drupalcode.org/form_alter_service/tree/src/FormAlterCompilerPass.php)

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

Besides of [fully-operable examples](examples), you can check a quick use case:

```
(new MethodValidator(object, string))
    ->addArgument(
        (new ArgumentSpecification('form'))
            ->setType('array')
            ->setOptional(false)
            ->setPassedByReference(true)
    )
    ->addArgument(
        (new ArgumentSpecification('formState'))
            ->setType(Iterator::class)
            ->setOptional(false)
            ->setPassedByReference(false)
    );
```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance15

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity36

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~243 days

Total

2

Last Release

2968d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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