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reflective/reflection
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Reflective is a formally defined reflection mechanism in PHP, which is used to query detailed information about classes, methods, properties, functions, etc.

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Reflective Reflection
=====================

[](#reflective-reflection)

Reflective is a formally defined reflection mechanism in PHP, which is used to query detailed information about classes, methods, properties, functions, etc.

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require reflective/reflection
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Gets an array of methods for current class.

[](#gets-an-array-of-methods-for-current-class)

```
use Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionClass;

$ref = new ReflectionClass(AccountController::class);
dd(
    $ref->getDeclaredMethods(),
    $ref->getDeclaredMethods(ReflectionMethod::IS_PUBLIC | ReflectionMethod::IS_PROTECTED),
);
```

### Returns an array of class parents.

[](#returns-an-array-of-class-parents)

```
use Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionClass;

$ref = new ReflectionClass(AccountController::class);
dd(
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(),
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(BaseController::class),
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(BaseController::class, ReflectionClass::IS_INSTANCEOF),
);
```

> **Note:** `Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionClass` is a subclass of `\ReflectionClass` and has the same methods.

```
use Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionParentClass;

$ref = new ReflectionParentClass(AccountController::class);
dd(
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(),
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(BaseController::class),
    $ref->getDeclaredParentClass(BaseController::class, ReflectionParentClass::IS_INSTANCEOF),
);
```

> **Note:** `Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionParentClass` is a subclass of `Reflective\Reflection\ReflectionClass` and has the same methods.

License
-------

[](#license)

Nacosvel Contracts is made available under the MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

35

—

LowBetter than 80% of packages

Maintenance50

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity47

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 ~33 days

Total

5

Last Release

355d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → 2.x-dev2025-01-20

v2.0.0 → v3.0.02025-05-29

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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