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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. sebastian/recursion-context ActiveLibrary[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) sebastian/recursion-context =========================== Provides functionality to recursively process PHP variables 8.0.0(3mo ago)6.6k873.7M—1.5%19[1 issues](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context/issues)[2 PRs](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context/pulls)20BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=8.4CI passing Since Jan 24Pushed today5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/sebastian/recursion-context)[ Docs](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann)[ Fund](https://liberapay.com/sebastianbergmann)[ RSS](/packages/sebastian-recursion-context/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (1)Versions (33)Used By (20) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/af6fc6c6dad83e22f53b46137343c5fd7f73fe85dedf980559c3ab007ee3c08b/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f73656261737469616e2f726563757273696f6e2d636f6e746578742f76)](https://packagist.org/packages/sebastian/recursion-context)[![CI Status](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context/actions)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/1c1e214b82a2d4d94ce251ff93c43a00291b399444e15a0ac8057985e14cee84/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f73656261737469616e626572676d616e6e2f726563757273696f6e2d636f6e746578742f6272616e63682f6d61696e2f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/sebastianbergmann/recursion-context) sebastian/recursion-context =========================== [](#sebastianrecursion-context) Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can add this library as a local, per-project dependency to your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/): ``` composer require sebastian/recursion-context ``` If you only need this library during development, for instance to run your project's test suite, then you should add it as a development-time dependency: ``` composer require --dev sebastian/recursion-context ``` ### Health Score 81 ↑ ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance92 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity83 Widely adopted with strong download metrics Community35 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity92 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 93.2% 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 ~130 days Recently: every ~44 days Total 32 Last Release 102d ago Major Versions 5.0.1 → 6.0.32025-08-13 6.0.3 → 7.0.12025-08-13 5.0.x-dev → 6.0.x-dev2025-09-26 6.0.x-dev → 7.0.x-dev2025-12-31 7.0.x-dev → 8.0.02026-02-06 PHP version history (10 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.3 3.0.0PHP ^7.0 4.0.0PHP ^7.3 4.0.2PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 4.0.3PHP >=7.3 3.0.1PHP >=7.0 5.0.0PHP >=8.1 6.0.0PHP >=8.2 7.0.0PHP >=8.3 8.0.0PHP >=8.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1089?v=4)[Sebastian Probst Eide](/maintainers/sebastian)[@sebastian](https://github.com/sebastian) --- Top Contributors [![sebastianbergmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/25218?v=4)](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann "sebastianbergmann (427 commits)")[![renovate[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/2740?v=4)](https://github.com/renovate[bot] "renovate[bot] (9 commits)")[![localheinz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605483?v=4)](https://github.com/localheinz "localheinz (9 commits)")[![whatthejeff](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/306525?v=4)](https://github.com/whatthejeff "whatthejeff (3 commits)")[![ArnaudLier](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/32982428?v=4)](https://github.com/ArnaudLier "ArnaudLier (2 commits)")[![bwoebi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3154871?v=4)](https://github.com/bwoebi "bwoebi (2 commits)")[![ptomulik](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1761140?v=4)](https://github.com/ptomulik "ptomulik (1 commits)")[![GrahamCampbell](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2829600?v=4)](https://github.com/GrahamCampbell "GrahamCampbell (1 commits)")[![cscott](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/156080?v=4)](https://github.com/cscott "cscott (1 commits)")[![staabm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/120441?v=4)](https://github.com/staabm "staabm (1 commits)")[![stof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439401?v=4)](https://github.com/stof "stof (1 commits)")[![Ayesh](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/811553?v=4)](https://github.com/Ayesh "Ayesh (1 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/sebastian-recursion-context/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/sebastian-recursion-context/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/sebastian-recursion-context) ``` ### Alternatives [phpspec/prophecy Highly opinionated mocking framework for PHP 5.3+ 8.5k551.7M682](/packages/phpspec-prophecy)[brianium/paratest Parallel testing for PHP 2.5k118.8M754](/packages/brianium-paratest)[beberlei/assert Thin assertion library for input validation in business models. 2.4k96.9M570](/packages/beberlei-assert)[mikey179/vfsstream Virtual file system to mock the real file system in unit tests. 1.4k108.0M2.7k](/packages/mikey179-vfsstream)[orchestra/testbench Laravel Testing Helper for Packages Development 2.2k39.1M32.1k](/packages/orchestra-testbench)[phpspec/phpspec Specification-oriented BDD framework for PHP 7.1+ 1.9k36.7M3.1k](/packages/phpspec-phpspec) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)