How can I read the comment block annotations in the PHP file dynamically?
Example:-
<?php
/**
* @author John Doe ([email protected])
* @copyright MIT
*/
How can I get the @author using another php file?
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1See stackoverflow.com/q/4702356/231316, stackoverflow.com/q/2531085/231316 and many othersChris Haas– Chris Haas2020-11-09 15:45:52 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 15:45
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@ChrisHaas Thanks, man! but my question was about parsing file DocBlock not class or method DocBlockYoussef Siam– Youssef Siam2020-11-09 15:58:44 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 15:58
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1It might also be worth looking into this. Although that is specifically for WordPress, it is also about parsing comments at a specific location in a file using a pattern that is similar to what you are looking at, with wildcard support for the variousChris Haas– Chris Haas2020-11-09 16:27:28 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 16:27
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@ChrisHaas That exactly what I am looking for!Youssef Siam– Youssef Siam2020-11-09 16:44:12 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 16:44
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Does this answer your question? How is PHP used to parse comments / headers for themes and plugins?β.εηοιτ.βε– β.εηοιτ.βε2020-11-09 21:14:30 +00:00Commented Nov 9, 2020 at 21:14
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don't think there's any "good way" to do it, unfortunately. just regex it, eg
<?php
/**
* @author John Doe ([email protected])
* @copyright MIT
*/
/**
* @author Moe ([email protected])
* @copyright MIT
*/
$php_file = __FILE__;
$content = file_get_contents($php_file);
$rex = <<<'REX'
/\n\*\s*\@author\s*(?<author>[^\n]+?)\s*?$/m
REX;
$authors = [];
if(preg_match_all($rex,$content,$matches)){
$authors += $matches["author"];
}
var_dump($authors);
and even that is not particularly reliable, but that specific script yields
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(27) "John Doe ([email protected])"
[1]=>
string(21) "Moe ([email protected])"
}
