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symplify/better-phpdoc-parser
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Slim wrapper around phpstan/phpdoc-parser with format preserving printer

v5.4.16(7y ago)42950.9k↑67.2%2MITPHP ^7.1

Since Apr 24Compare

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### README not available

The README for this package hasn't been synced yet. View it on [GitHub](https://github.com/deprecated-packages/BetterPhpDocParser).

###  Health Score

41

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FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity45

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity73

Established project with proven stability

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 ~4 days

Total

76

Last Release

2631d ago

Major Versions

v4.8.0 → v5.0.02018-09-15

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/924196?v=4)[Tomas Votruba](/maintainers/TomasVotruba)[@TomasVotruba](https://github.com/TomasVotruba)

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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