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[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) 4. / 5. tomasvotruba/unused-public ActivePhpstan-extension[Testing & Quality](/categories/testing) tomasvotruba/unused-public ========================== Detect unused public properties, constants and methods in your code 2.2.1(1w ago)1943.5M↓19.5%15[1 PRs](https://github.com/TomasVotruba/unused-public/pulls)20MITPHPPHP ^8.4CI passing Since Dec 16Pushed 1w ago4 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/TomasVotruba/unused-public)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/tomasvotruba/unused-public)[ Fund](https://www.paypal.me/rectorphp)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/tomasvotruba)[ RSS](/packages/tomasvotruba-unused-public/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 3d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (17)Versions (121)Used By (20) Find Unused Public Elements in Your Code ======================================== [](#find-unused-public-elements-in-your-code) [![](/docs/unused_public.jpg)](/docs/unused_public.jpg) It's easy to find unused private class elements, because they're not used in the class itself. But what about public methods/properties/constants? ``` final class Book { public function getTitle(): string { // ... } - public function getSubtitle(): string - { - // ... - } } ``` **How can we detect unused public element?** - find a public method - find all public method calls in code and templates - if the public method is not found, it probably unused That's exactly what this package does. This technique is very useful for private projects and to detect accidentally used `public` modifier that should be changed to `private` as called locally only. Install ------- [](#install) ``` composer require tomasvotruba/unused-public --dev ``` The package is available for PHP 7.2+ version. Usage ----- [](#usage) With [PHPStan extension installer](https://github.com/phpstan/extension-installer), everything is ready to run. Enable each item on their own with simple configuration: ``` # phpstan.neon parameters: unused_public: methods: true properties: true constants: true ``` Do you have hundreds of reported public method? You don't have time to check them all, but want to handle them gradually? Set maximum allowed % configuration instead: ``` # phpstan.neon parameters: unused_public: methods: 2.5 ``` This means maximum 2.5 % of all public methods is allowed as unused: - If it's 5 %, you'll be alerted. - If it's 1 %, it will be skipped as tolerated. Do you want to check local-only method calls that should not be removed, but be turned into `private`/`protected` instead? ``` # phpstan.neon parameters: unused_public: local_methods: true ``` Exclude methods called in templates ----------------------------------- [](#exclude-methods-called-in-templates) Some methods are used only in TWIG or Blade templates, and could be reported false positively as unused. ``` {{ book.getTitle() }} ``` How can we exclude them? Add your TWIG or Blade template directories in config to exclude methods names: ``` # phpstan.neon parameters: unused_public: template_paths: - templates ``` Known Limitations ----------------- [](#known-limitations) In some cases, the rules report false positives: - when used only in templates, apart Twig paths, it's not possible to detect them Skip Public-Only Methods ------------------------ [](#skip-public-only-methods) Open-source vendors design public API to be used by projects. Is element reported as unused, but it's actually designed to be used public? Mark the class or element with `@api` annotation to skip it: ``` final class Book { /** * @api */ public function getName() { return $this->name; } } ``` ### Health Score 73 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance98 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity60 Solid adoption and visibility Community39 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity81 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 71.4% 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. 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