WordPress / WordPress/phpdoc-parser

allow WP_Parser\get_wp_files() to follow symlinks

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Description

For those of us using this plugin outside of the .org Code Reference, it would be really helpful if WP_Parser\get_wp_files() could follow symlinks it encounters while recursing the directory structure.

All that would be necessary to enable this would be to instantiate the RecursiveDirectoryIterator with:

new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator( $directory, \FilesystemIterator::FOLLOW_SYMLINKS )

instead of the current:

new \RecursiveDirectoryIterator( $directory )

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Locate WP_Parser\get_wp_files() and inspect where its RecursiveDirectoryIterator is instantiated. Update the iterator options so recursive traversal follows symlinks, then verify that the function includes files reached through symlinked directories without breaking normal traversal.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
documentation, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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