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tombenevides/dump-linter
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A custom rules to remove dump functions from PHP code

v1.0.2(3y ago)18.9k↓13.6%MITPHP

Since Jan 12Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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---

Sometimes you are debugging and end up deploying with your code a `dump`or a `var_dump` (if you're a Laravel dev, the infamous `dd`) and that could be annoying, so **Dump Linter** is a package that complements [PHP-CS-Fixer](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer), providing a rule to remove dump statements from the source code.

> ❗ IMPORTANT: the rule is considered risky by PHP-CS-Fixer metrics because technically `dump`/`var_dump` are not errors or bad writing, so be careful and use this rule if you're completely sure that you don't want them in the codebase.

REQUIREMENTS
------------

[](#requirements)

> **[PHP 8.1+](https://www.php.net/releases/)**
>
> **[PHP-CS-Fixer 3](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer)**

HOW TO INSTALL
--------------

[](#how-to-install)

To install the package, just use [composer](https://getcomposer.org):

```
composer require tombenevides/dump-linter
```

HOW TO USE
----------

[](#how-to-use)

### Configuring PHP-CS-Fixer

[](#configuring-php-cs-fixer)

After installing, you need to edit the `.php-cs-fixer.dist.php` file (or the file that you're chose), adding the custom rule using `registerCustomFixers()` function and then set the rule, as you can see below:

```
$config = new PhpCsFixer\Config();

return $config
    ->registerCustomFixers([
        new \Tombenevides\DumpLinter\DumpRemovalFixer()
    ])
    ->setRules([
        '@PSR12' => true,
        'Tombenevides/dump_removal' => true,
        ...
    ])
```

> List of dump statements that will be removed: `dump()`,`var_dump()`,`dd()`,`ray()` and `dumps()`.

More info or questions about PHP-CS-Fixer configuration file, just check [this link](https://github.com/PHP-CS-Fixer/PHP-CS-Fixer/blob/master/doc/config.rst).

### Running the linter with custom rule

[](#running-the-linter-with-custom-rule)

Since this is a risky rule, the default command `php-cs-fixer fix -v` will not work. Therefore, to allow the rule to make the expected changes, you need to give the linter permission to perform risky actions. You do this by adding the `--allow-risky=yes` flag.

LICENSE
-------

[](#license)

**Dump Linter** is a software under the [MIT License](LICENSE)

UPDATES
-------

[](#updates)

👋 Follow the author [@devatreides](https://twitter.com/devatreides) on Twitter to know more about the last updates and other projects. Say Hi!

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

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 ~34 days

Total

3

Last Release

1154d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

TestsPest

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