# sebastianbergmann/php-file-iterator

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7,492 stars · 47 forks · PHP · BSD-3-Clause

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/php-file-iterator
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/sebastianbergmann-php-file-iterator.md

## Description

This project provides a PHP implementation of a filesystem iterator designed to filter collections of files based on naming conventions and custom rule sets. It functions as a specialized utility that extends the standard library to include or exclude files from a collection during iteration.

The tool isolates target files by applying prefix and suffix filtering, as well as custom exclusion rules. It supports recursive directory traversal, allowing the application of these filters at every level of a deep folder scan.

The project covers broader filesystem management capabilities, specifically focused on pattern matching and criteria-driven file discovery to isolate specific sets of assets.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [PHP File Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/php-file-filters.md) — Provides a specialized utility for excluding or including files using prefixes, suffixes, and custom rules.
- [File Pattern Matching](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/file-pattern-matching.md) — Isolates target assets by matching file paths and names against specific prefix and suffix patterns.
- [Name Pattern Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/file-pattern-matching/name-pattern-filters.md) — Scans the filesystem to isolate target files based on defined naming patterns and rules. ([source](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/php-file-iterator/blob/main/README.md))
- [Filesystem Item Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/filesystem-item-filters.md) — Implements a rule-based system to determine which filesystem items should be excluded during iteration.
- [PHP Filesystem Filtering Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/php-filesystem-filtering-libraries.md) — Functions as a PHP library specialized in the inclusion and exclusion of filesystem entries via naming patterns.
- [Structured File Filtering Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/structured-file-filtering-systems.md) — Applies structured exclusion rules, prefixes, and suffixes to isolate specific files during filesystem iteration. ([source](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/php-file-iterator#readme))

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [FilterIterator Implementations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/filteriterator-implementations.md) — Uses the native PHP FilterIterator to wrap directory iterators and apply inclusion or exclusion logic.
- [PHP Filesystem Processing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/php-filesystem-processing.md) — Provides a mechanism for iterating through large file collections in PHP using custom exclusion rules.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Recursive Directory Traversers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/recursive-validation-engines/recursive-tree-traversers/file-system-traversers/recursive-directory-traversers.md) — Implements recursive directory traversal to scan deep folder structures while applying filters at every level.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Pattern-Based Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/file-search/pattern-based-filters.md) — Provides real-time pattern-based filtering using filename prefixes to isolate specific files or folders.

### Business & Productivity Software

- [File Workflow Automations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/file-workflow-automations.md) — Supports automated discovery of file subsets based on naming conventions for build and deployment tasks.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Extension-Based Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/path-based-view-filtering/file-extension-pattern-filters/extension-based-filters.md) — Allows matching the end of filenames against predefined lists of allowed or forbidden extensions.