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Various helpers for debugging code.

This package is a simple and valuable tool when debug'ing legacy codebases and while developing. It is based on the excellent var-dumper package from Symfony.

Functions

d() - Dump value(s)

This function is an alias for dump() function which comes from var-dumper package.

dv() - Dump value(s) and return builder

This function has the same parameters as d() but will only return an expressive caster.

dd() - Dump value(s) and die() - exists in Symfony VarDumper component.

This function does only exist in var-dumper package but is documented here to show relevant debug functions.

d_show_uses() - Show debug uses

Must be call latest in the chain

// Dump value(s).
d('value');

// Dump value(s) and return builder.
dv('value')->value();

// Dump value(s) and die().
dd('value');

// Show debug uses. Must be call latest in the chain.
d_show_uses();

Builder (for renderers)

When receiving a builder from i.e. dv(), it is possible to chain renderers i.e. ->value()->json()->....

value() - Show value.
json() - Show json.
keys() - Show keys for an array.
constants() - Show constants for an object or a class.
extend() - Show class extends for an object or a class.
interfaces() - Show interfaces for an object or a class.
methods() - Show methods for an object or a class.
md5() - Show md5 sum.
objectHash() - Show object hash (spl_object_hash) for an object.

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