#DocThor#

is a php-script which generates php-source code-stubs for given extensions or class names

we use it at Schottenland.de to generate simple API-Files for all installed extensions to avoid "undefined class" or "undefined method" errors in the IDE (e.g. PhpStorm)

Hint: under https://github.com/schmittjoh/php-stubs you can find a project with pre-generated stub for many extensions

##Usage##

• with one parameter it will check if it is a loaded extension, if not it considers it a class name php DocThor.php APC
• with more than one parameter, all are considered class names php DocThor.php Directory Exception
• with --sourceDir parameter, it scans .c files for more information php DocThor.php --sourceDir=/opt/src/zeromq/ zmq
• with --check parameter, no structure is generated, only the inconsistencies betwenn source and reflection are shown php DocThor.php --sourceDir=/opt/src/zeromq/ --check zmq

##With C source files## some hints if you use the --sourceDir parameter

• if you installed the extension from e.g. PECL (without source) you should download the source code
• the information is extracted from (optional) code-comments in the source files
• some extensions do not include the (for the compiling optional but for the DocThor) required information
• if your are lucky and the DocThor extracts more information, then you have a big chance they are not consistent with the "reflected" structure (because the developer has to update the internal doc comments on code change .. and you know ..)
• so trust the structure but don't trust the docBlocks
• use a tool like PhpStorm that marks the inconsistencies and fix manually (use --check to preview)

##How it works##

• primary: uses reflections to determine classes, methods, constants, functions, etc. and "rebuilds" these as empty structures
• secondary: if you provide a (php-extension-c-files) sourceDirectory, then the DocThor will use his stethoscope to extract more information from the source-files to enhance the structure-files with docBlocks

##Test## simple test script included in test directory, run with php DocThorTest.php

##Example## will generate php-source code for the ZMQ-Extension (if installed)

• mkdir zmq && cd zmq make a tmp dir
• wget https://raw.github.com/SegFaulty/DocThor/master/DocThor.php download DocThor
• wget https://raw.github.com/SegFaulty/DocThor/master/Stethoscope.php and his stethoscope
• wget https://github.com/mkoppanen/php-zmq/tarball/master -O php-zmq.tar.gz download ZMQ-Sources
• tar -xzf php-zmq.tar.gz and untar
• php DocThor.php --sourceDir=./ zmq > zmqApi.php ask the DocThor and get the prescription
• put zmqApi.php in your IDE-project path (and correct the inconsistencies)
• php DocThor.php --sourceDir=./ --check zmq outputs only the differences between source code and reflection

zmqApi.php looks like:

<?php
/**
 * zmq-API v1.0.3 Docs build by DocThor [2012-03-31]
 * @package zmq
 */

/**
 * @package zmq
 */
class ZMQ {
        const SOCKET_PAIR = 0;
        const SOCKET_PUB = 1;
        const SOCKET_SUB = 2;
        ...
        const SOCKOPT_EVENTS = 15;
        const SOCKOPT_SNDTIMEO = 28;
        const SOCKOPT_RCVTIMEO = 27;
}
/**
 * @package zmq
 */
class ZMQContext {
        /**
         * Build a new ZMQContext object
         *
         * @param integer $io_threads
         * @param boolean $is_persistent
         * @return ZMQContext
         */
        public function __construct($io_threads="", $persistent="") {}
        public function getsocket($type, $dsn, $on_new_socket="") {}
        public function ispersistent() {}
}
/**
 * @package zmq
 */
class ZMQSocket {
        /**
         * Build a new ZMQSocket object
         *
         * @param ZMQContext $context
         * @param integer $type
         * @param string $persistent_id
         * @param callback $on_new_socket
         * @return ZMQSocket
         */
        public function __construct(ZMQContext $ZMQContext, $type, $persistent_id="", $on_new_socket="") {}
        ...

see all in the Wiki at zmq-Api PHP-file

check result:

8 inconsistencies found
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQContext::__construct reflection:persistent sourceCode:is_persistent
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQSocket::__construct reflection:ZMQContext sourceCode:context
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQSocket::send reflection:mode sourceCode:flags
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQSocket::sendmulti reflection:message sourceCode:messages
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQSocket::sendmulti reflection:mode sourceCode:flags
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQPoll::add reflection:entry sourceCode:object
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQPoll::add reflection:type sourceCode:events
inconsistent parameter name: ZMQPoll::remove reflection:remove sourceCode:item