respect / parameter
Resolves function/constructor parameters via type and name lookup
Requires
- php: ^8.5
- psr/container: ^2.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpstan/phpstan: ^2.1
- phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules: ^2.0
- phpstan/phpstan-phpunit: ^2.0
- phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules: ^2.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^12.5 || ^13.0
- respect/coding-standard: ^5.0
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Last update: 2026-06-25 11:01:09 UTC
README
Resolves function and constructor parameters from a PSR-11 container by type.
Install
composer require respect/parameter
Usage
Resolve arguments
For each parameter the resolver tries, in order:
- An explicit named argument (keyed by parameter name)
- A positional argument already matching the parameter type
- The container, matched by type (non-builtin)
- The next positional argument
- The parameter's default value
null
A trailing variadic parameter receives a matching named argument (if any) followed by every remaining positional argument.
use Respect\Parameter\Resolver; function notify(Mailer $mailer, Logger $logger, string $to, string $subject = 'Hi') { // ... } $resolver = new Resolver($container); $args = $resolver->resolve(new ReflectionFunction('notify'), ['bob@example.com']); // [Mailer, Logger, 'bob@example.com', 'Hi'] — ordered, ready to splat
The result is an ordered list, so spread it straight into the call or constructor:
notify(...$args); // or $reflection->newInstanceArgs($args);
Named arguments
resolve() accepts named arguments too — keyed by parameter name, taking precedence over the
container; the remaining parameters are filled by type and defaults:
$args = $resolver->resolve($constructor, ['username' => 'admin']);
Bind to the interface
Type-hint ParameterResolver (the resolve() contract) rather than the concrete Resolver to stay
decoupled from the implementation:
use Respect\Parameter\ParameterResolver; final class Factory { public function __construct(private ParameterResolver $resolver) { } }
Reflect any callable
Convert any callable form into a ReflectionFunctionAbstract:
use Respect\Parameter\Resolver; Resolver::reflectCallable(fn() => ...); // Closure Resolver::reflectCallable([$obj, 'method']); // Array callable Resolver::reflectCallable(new Invocable()); // __invoke object Resolver::reflectCallable('strlen'); // Function name Resolver::reflectCallable('DateTime::createFromFormat'); // Static method
Check accepted types
Resolver::acceptsType($reflection, LoggerInterface::class); // true/false
API
| Method | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
resolve($reflection, $arguments) |
instance | Resolve named/positional arguments + container into an ordered list<mixed>, expanding variadics |
reflectCallable($callable) |
static | Any callable to ReflectionFunctionAbstract |
acceptsType($reflection, $type) |
static | Check if any parameter accepts a type |
Resolver implements ParameterResolver.
License
ISC. See LICENSE.