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tomzx/php-dependency-extractor
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Scan directories to extract dependencies

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\#PHP Dependency Extractor

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`PHP Dependency Extractor` is a command line tool that will parse a directory of PHP source code to extract dependencies.

As it currently stands, `PHP Dependency Extractor` will extract the list of namespaces used. This can allow you, for instance, to figure out which libraries are used (or not).

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

1. Install `php-dependency-extractor` through composer, either globally or locally:

Locally

```
php composer require --dev tomzx/php-dependency-extractor
```

Globally

```
php composer global require tomzx/php-dependency-extractor
```

See the example section for examples of how to use the tool.

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
php bin/php-dependency-extractor extract --why target-path

File_Iterator_Facade
PHPDependencyExtractor\Console\Command\ExtractCommand
PHPDependencyExtractor\Extractor
PHPDependencyExtractor\Registry\Registry
PHPDependencyExtractor\Visitor\TrackedNameResolver
PhpParser\Lexer\Emulative
PhpParser\Node
PhpParser\NodeTraverser
PhpParser\NodeVisitor\NameResolver
PhpParser\Node\Stmt\UseUse
PhpParser\Parser
Symfony\Component\Console\Application
Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command
Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\ProgressBar
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface
Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption
Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The code is licensed under the [MIT license](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/). See [LICENSE](LICENSE).

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance13

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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