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swew/dd
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The simplest way to debug variables. As in Laravel.

v1.4.3(4mo ago)01833MITPHP

Since Aug 2Pushed 4mo ago1 watchersCompare

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Swew/dd
=======

[](#swewdd)

The simplest way to debug variables. As in Laravel.

---

Packages developed by SWEW
==========================

[](#packages-developed-by-swew)

> - [swew/cli](https://packagist.org/packages/swew/cli) - A command-line interface program with formatting and text entry functions.
> - [swew/test](https://packagist.org/packages/swew/test) - A test framework that is designed to fix the fatal flaw of other test frameworks.
> - [swew/db](https://packagist.org/packages/swew/db) - A lightweight, fast, and secure PHP library for interacting with databases, creating migrations, and running queries.
> - [swew/dd](https://packagist.org/packages/swew/dd) - The simplest way to debug variables. As in Laravel.

---

[![swew/dd](./assets/demo.webp)](./assets/demo.webp)[![swew/dd](./assets/demo-browser.webp)](./assets/demo-browser.webp)

Installation
============

[](#installation)

```
composer require swew/dd
```

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

```
d($v);   // Dump and continue
dd($v);  // Dump and exit
dds($v); // Dump, get short stack trace and exit
ddt($v); // Dump, get full stack trace and exit
```

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

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 ~138 days

Recently: every ~181 days

Total

10

Last Release

135d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![avil13](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1606172?v=4)](https://github.com/avil13 "avil13 (5 commits)")

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