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zalanihir/deadcode-scanner
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Automatic dead code and route scanner for Laravel

v1.0.0(7mo ago)13PHPPHP ^8.2

Since Oct 8Pushed 7mo agoCompare

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Deadcode Scanner (Laravel)
--------------------------

[](#deadcode-scanner-laravel)

Automatic dead code and route scanner for Laravel applications.

### Installation

[](#installation)

```
composer require zalanihir/deadcode-scanner --dev
```

Laravel auto-discovers the service provider via `extra.laravel.providers`.

Optionally publish the config:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=deadcode-config
```

### Usage

[](#usage)

```
php artisan deadcode:scan
```

Options:

- `--details` Show counts and extra info
- `--json` Output JSON report to stdout

### What it checks

[](#what-it-checks)

- Routes pointing to missing controllers/methods
- Unused public controller methods under `app/Http/Controllers`
- Unused Blade views (`resources/views`)
- Undefined routes referenced in Blade via `route('name')`

### Ignoring items

[](#ignoring-items)

After publishing the config (`config/deadcode.php`):

```
return [
    'ignore' => [
        'routes' => [
            // route names or URIs
            'login',
            'healthz',
        ],
        'controllers' => [
            // fully-qualified controller classes
            App\Http\Controllers\Internal\WebhookController::class,
        ],
        'controller_methods' => [
            // method names or FQCN::method
            'helper',
            App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class . '::legacy',
        ],
        'views' => [
            // dot-notation view names
            'errors::404',
            'emails.welcome',
        ],
    ],
];
```

### Notes

[](#notes)

- Heuristics are conservative; review before deleting code.
- Scans only literal references (no runtime/generated view names).

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance64

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community6

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

221d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6fee93ef85616535d5f500cc9b43be18571e696bd0e2535a49fe849037204363?d=identicon)[ZalaNihir](/maintainers/ZalaNihir)

---

Top Contributors

[![ZalaNihir](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/157243660?v=4)](https://github.com/ZalaNihir "ZalaNihir (2 commits)")

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