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vanio/type-parser
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Library for parsing property types defined using @var PHPDoc annotation

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Type Parser
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[](#type-parser)

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Library for parsing type expressions and/or property types defined using var PHPDoc annotation almost as defined in PSR-5 specification draft, just a little bit more permissive. It also supports merging two (or more) types like `int|string` -> `scalar` or `string[]|int[]` -> `scalar[]`

PSR-5 ABNF:

Example
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[](#example)

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