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PHP-Docs Modifier

The php-docs modifier transforms PHP code into structured markdown documentation. It parses classes, methods, properties, and constants to generate API documentation that cannot be converted into code. It helps you to generate a code for team members, LLMs, or other documentation purposes without exposing sensitive information or implementation details.

Basic Usage

yaml
documents:  - description: API Documentation  outputPath: docs/api.md  sources:  - type: file  description: API Classes  sourcePaths:  - src/Api  filePattern: "*.php"  modifiers:  - php-docs

Advanced Configuration

For more control, you can provide configuration options:

yaml
documents:  - description: API Documentation  outputPath: docs/api.md  sources:  - type: file  description: API Classes  sourcePaths:  - src/Api  filePattern: "*.php"  modifiers:  - name: php-docs  options:  include_private_methods: false  include_protected_methods: true  include_implementations: false  class_heading_level: 2  extract_routes: true

Options

OptionTypeDefaultDescription
include_private_methodsbooleanfalseWhether to include private methods in the documentation
include_protected_methodsbooleantrueWhether to include protected methods in the documentation
include_private_propertiesbooleanfalseWhether to include private properties in the documentation
include_protected_propertiesbooleantrueWhether to include protected properties in the documentation
include_implementationsbooleantrueWhether to include method implementations in code blocks
include_property_defaultsbooleantrueWhether to include property default values
include_constantsbooleantrueWhether to include class constants
code_block_formatstring"php"Language identifier for code blocks
class_heading_levelinteger1Heading level for class names (1-6)
extract_routesbooleantrueWhether to extract route information from annotations/attributes
keep_doc_commentsbooleantrueWhether to preserve PHPDoc comments in the output