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

v4.0.4(8y ago)229.3k↑45.2%MITPHPPHP ^7.1

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Better Reflection DocBlock
==========================

[](#better-reflection-docblock)

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Wrapper around [phpstan/phpdoc-parser](https://github.com/phpstan/phpdoc-parser) that adds **format preserving printer**.

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require symplify/better-reflection-docblock
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- @todo

###  Health Score

37

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LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity71

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.8% 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 ~2 days

Total

43

Last Release

3007d ago

Major Versions

v3.2.28 → v4.0.0alpha12018-03-12

### Community

Maintainers

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

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Tags

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