# symfony/class-loader

[DEPRECATED] The ClassLoader component provides tools to autoload your classes and cache their locations for performance.

Repository: https://github.com/symfony/class-loader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/class-loader
Homepage: https://symfony.com/class-loader
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: php, symfony, component, symfony-component
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-11-27T08:45:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5671, "days_push": 2105, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1085, forks 43 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:31.644467+00:00)

## What it is
A deprecated Symfony PHP component providing class autoloading tools with location caching for performance. It has been superseded by Composer's autoloader and should not be used in new projects.

## Use cases
- autoload php classes in legacy symfony projects
- cache class locations for faster php autoloading
- maintain an old symfony 2/3 application using class-loader
- replace custom php require statements with an autoloader

## When to choose
- you are maintaining a legacy Symfony application that already depends on it
- you need to understand how older Symfony autoloading worked

## When to avoid
- starting any new PHP project - use Composer's autoloader instead
- you need an actively maintained or supported autoloading solution
- you are on a modern Symfony version where the component no longer exists

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, backend
- platform: php, cross-platform
- tags: autoloading, class-loader, deprecated, symfony-component, psr-4, performance

## Member repositories
- symfony/class-loader (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.644467+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:53.549519+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/symfony/class-loader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:31.644467+00:00, sha 5c3e616ef846)
  - homepage: https://symfony.com/class-loader (fetched 2026-08-29T12:52:38.039816+00:00, sha f1aa4834dc51)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/doc (fetched 2026-08-29T12:52:38.049214+00:00, sha 44889134f4fb)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:52:38.051449+00:00, sha a53ecdd1cdf8)
  - site_page: https://symfony.com/blog/category/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:52:38.053273+00:00, sha f9d5d2a27917)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.