phpdocumentor/reflection
PHPDoc reflection library used by phpDocumentor to parse docblocks and reflect types, namespaces, and symbols from PHP code. Helps tools extract documentation and metadata without executing code, powering static analysis and doc generation workflows.
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| roave/better-reflection | 0.88 | Reflection library enhancing PHP’s built-in API with advanced features like AST extraction, type declarations, and non-loaded class reflection. Ideal for static analysis tools but not for runtime performance-critical tasks. Supports PHP 7+ and provides deeper type metadata than native reflection. | 1,237 | 1,241 | 138 | 230K | 14 | 44.0 | 43.1 | MIT | 1 day ago | |
| phpdocumentor/reflection-common | 0.87 | Shared building blocks for phpDocumentor’s reflection ecosystem. Provides common value objects and utilities used by reflection packages, helping model PHP code elements consistently for parsing, analysis, and documentation tooling. | 9,063 | 9,075 | 21 | 9M | 0 | 49.2 | 48.8 | MIT | 5 years ago | |
| phpdocumentor/reflection-docblock | 0.87 | Parse and reflect PHPDoc DocBlocks with a factory-based API. Fully compatible with the PHPDoc standard, it extracts summaries, descriptions, and tags, enabling libraries to read documentation metadata and build annotation-like features from doc comments. | 9,386 | 9,415 | 134 | 8M | 10 | 62.0 | 52.2 | MIT | 3 weeks ago | |
| illuminate/reflection | 0.85 | Illuminate Reflection provides lightweight helpers around PHP’s Reflection API, used by Laravel to inspect classes, methods, and parameters. It supports resolving type information and attributes to power features like container autowiring, routing, and validation. | 36 | 36 | 2 | 541K | 0 | 0.3 | 55.3 | MIT | — |
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