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This library provides support for source-code annotations in PHP.

This library references practices and features established by other languages and platforms with native support for annotations, mainly C#/.NET and Java, drawing on the strengths (while observing the limitations) of the PHP language.

The main areas of this Wiki are listed below:

• *Roadmap, upgrading and release notes
• *Understanding and applying annotations to PHP source code
• *Consuming source-code annotations at run-time
• *Writing your own types of annotations
• *See a fully documented, step-by-step example of declarative meta-programming at work
• *Review the standard library of annotations
• *Learn more about the design considerations behind this library

This library was created by Rasmus Schultz - a lot of careful planning and design went into this project, which was in development for almost a year before it’s initial release.

• Getting Started
  • Installation
• Roadmap, upgrading and release notes
  • Status
  • Roadmap
  • Upgrading
• Understanding annotations
  • What are annotations?
  • What does this library do?
  • Annotation Syntax
  • So what can I do with this?
• Working with the Annotation Manager
  • Loading and Importing
  • Inspecting Annotations
• Writing your own types of annotations
  • What is an Annotation?
  • UsageAnnotation
• Fully documented, step-by-step example of declarative meta-programming
• Standard annotations library
  • Available Annotations
• Design considerations
  • Feature Set
  • Syntax
  • API
  • Performance