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splotches/php-composter-phpmd
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Automatically install a git pre-commit hook to check your PHP files upon each commit to make sure they follow the rules defined in phpmd.xml.

0.1.1(7y ago)026GPL-3.0-onlyPHP

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PHP Composter PHPMD
===================

[](#php-composter-phpmd)

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Automatically install a git pre-commit hook to check your PHP files upon each commit to make sure they follow the rules defined in `phpmd.xml`.

Table Of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Built With](#built-with)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [Versioning](#versioning)
- [Authors](#authors)
- [License](#license)

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

[](#installation)

Add as a development requirement to your `composer.json`:

```
composer require --dev pascal-splotches/php-composter-phpmd
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

It automatically works whenever you execute a `git commit`.

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

You need to add a configuration section to your `phpmd.xml` ruleset with the correct flags and paths:

```

        src

        docs

        php

```

Built With
----------

[](#built-with)

- [Composter](https://github.com/php-composter/php-composter)
- [PHP Mess Detector](https://phpmd.org/)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

All feedback, bug reports and pull requests are welcomed.

Versioning
----------

[](#versioning)

We use [SemVer](https://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [releases on this repository](https://github.com/pascal-splotches/php-composter-phpmd/releases).

Authors
-------

[](#authors)

- Pascal Scheepers

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the GPL v3 License - see the [LICENSE](./LICENSE) file for details.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2784d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13313021?v=4)[Pascal Scheepers](/maintainers/pascal-splotches)[@pascal-splotches](https://github.com/pascal-splotches)

---

Top Contributors

[![pascal-splotches](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/13313021?v=4)](https://github.com/pascal-splotches "pascal-splotches (4 commits)")

---

Tags

composergithookphpmd

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