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A simple die and dump implementation

1.1(7y ago)020MITPHPPHP >=4.0.1

Since Jun 5Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

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dd
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[](#dd)

A simple die and dump implementation

Install
=======

[](#install)

Run `composer require repo/dd`

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

`d($var)` - Outputs the variable content in a `` wrapper

`dd($var)` - Outputs the variable content in a `` wrapper and stops the script

###  Health Score

26

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LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

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 ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

2900d ago

Major Versions

0.1 → 1.02018-06-05

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![TGM](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/584882?v=4)](https://github.com/TGM "TGM (9 commits)")

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Tags

helperdebughelper functiondie and dump

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