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This report summarizes scanner evidence for dompdf/dompdf, a PHP project with 11,207 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 48,336 lines of code across 167 source files, recording 151 pattern matches distributed across 4 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 3.7 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.
Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.
Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.
Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 52 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 99 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 42 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 151 finding(s).
This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.
Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.
This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.
The scanner identified 151 distinct pattern matches across 4 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.
Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/center.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/center.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/inline-block.html | 40 | <p>Lorem ipsum <span>dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/inline-block.html | 40 | <p>Lorem ipsum <span>dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/right.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/right.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/inline-elements.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/inline-elements.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/inline-elements.html | 42 | fugiat nulla <span>pariatur.<br>Lorem</span> ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/left.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/left.html | 38 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 39 | fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 39 | fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 40 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 40 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 44 | fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/text-align/justify-break.html | 44 | fugiat nulla pariatur. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</p> | CODE |
| LOW | …_files/OutputTest/page-break/box-decoration-bleed.html | 32 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | …_files/OutputTest/page-break/box-decoration-bleed.html | 32 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-2.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-2.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-3.html | 35 | <p><span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-3.html | 35 | <p><span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/box-decoration.html | 37 | <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/box-decoration.html | 37 | <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-3.html | 38 | <p><span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-3.html | 38 | <p><span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-2.html | 39 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur <span>adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-2.html | 39 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur <span>adipisici elit, sed eiusmod | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-1.html | 39 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit,</span> sed | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-block-1.html | 39 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit,</span> sed | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/orphans.html | 36 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/page-break/orphans.html | 36 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-1.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit,</span> sed | CODE |
| LOW | …sts/_files/OutputTest/page-break/inline-element-1.html | 35 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, <span>consectetur adipisici elit,</span> sed | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/position-relative/reversed.html | 48 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/position-relative/reversed.html | 48 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/inline-block-width.html | 30 | <span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/inline-block-width.html | 30 | <span>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, | CODE |
| LOW | …ts/_files/OutputTest/inline/extended-parent-width.html | 32 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | …ts/_files/OutputTest/inline/extended-parent-width.html | 32 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/inline-decoration.html | 37 | Lorem ipsum dolor <span>sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/absolute-child.html | 41 | <p>Lorem <span>ipsum dolor sit amet</span>.</p> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/absolute-child.html | 44 | <p>Lorem <span><b>ipsum dolor sit amet</b></span>.</p> | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/text-indent-break.html | 36 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/text-indent-break.html | 36 | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/text-indent-break.html | 38 | <p class="nowrap">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/text-indent-break.html | 38 | <p class="nowrap">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit, sed eiusmod tempor | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/inline/letter-spacing.html | 24 | Lorem ipsum <b>dolor</b> sit amet, consectetur adipisici elit. | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 75 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 80 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 93 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 98 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 111 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 116 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| LOW | tests/_files/OutputTest/table/border-resolution-2.html | 129 | <td>Lorem ipsum amet</td> | CODE |
| 39 more matches not shown… | ||||
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/HelpersTest.php | 149 | public function testCustomProtocolParsing(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/DompdfTest.php | 287 | public function testSpaceAtStartOfSecondInlineTag() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 113 | public function testSettersWithUnderscores() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 247 | public function testGettersWithUnderscores() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 415 | public function testValidateLocalUriRejectsSiblingPathWithMatchingPrefix() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 447 | public function testValidateLocalUriReturnsFileNotFoundForMissingPath() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 469 | public function testArtifactPathValidation() | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OptionsTest.php | 526 | private function translateNumberStringToInt($value) | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Renderer/RendererTest.php | 28 | public function testResizeBackgroundImage( | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Renderer/RendererTest.php | 52 | public static function resizeBackgroundImageProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/FrameReflower/ImageTest.php | 13 | public function testGetMinMaxContainerWidthAuto(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/FrameReflower/ImageTest.php | 32 | public function testGetMinMaxContainerWidthBasic(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/FrameReflower/ImageTest.php | 51 | public function testGetMinMaxWidthPercentageChain(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/FrameReflower/ImageTest.php | 74 | public function testGetMinMaxWidthZeroWidthZeroHeight(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/FrameReflower/ImageTest.php | 93 | public function testGetMinMaxWidthMinMaxCaps(): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 20 | public static function marginPaddingShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 113 | public static function borderWidthShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 140 | public static function borderStyleShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 164 | public static function borderColorShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 188 | public static function borderOutlineShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 264 | public static function borderRadiusShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 281 | public function testBorderRadiusShorthand( | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 297 | public static function backgroundShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/ShorthandTest.php | 380 | public static function listStyleShorthandProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/AttributeTranslatorTest.php | 10 | public static function attributeToStyleTranslationProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/AttributeTranslatorTest.php | 84 | public function testAttributeToStyleTranslation( | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 251 | public static function cssImageNoBaseHrefProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 260 | public static function cssImageWithBaseHrefProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 269 | public static function cssImageWithStylesheetBaseHrefProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 326 | public function testCssImageWithStylesheetBaseHref(string $value, $expected): void | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 339 | public static function backgroundPositionProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 583 | public static function lengthPercentagePositiveProvider(): array | CODE |
| LOW | tests/Css/StyleTest.php | 1730 | public static function inheritedVarValueProvider(): array { | CODE |
| LOW | tests/OutputTest/OutputTest.php | 73 | public function testOutputMatchesReferenceRendering(Dataset $dataset): void | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 578 | public function getArtifactPathValidation() | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 587 | public function setArtifactPathValidation($validator) | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 803 | public function setDefaultPaperOrientation(string $defaultPaperOrientation): self | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 820 | public function getDefaultPaperOrientation(): string | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 935 | public function setIsFontSubsettingEnabled($isFontSubsettingEnabled) | CODE |
| LOW | src/Options.php | 944 | public function getIsFontSubsettingEnabled() | CODE |
| LOW | src/Helpers.php | 185 | public static function buildContentDispositionHeader($dispositionType, $filename) | CODE |
| LOW | src/Css/Style.php | 2768 | protected function computeBackgroundPositionTransformOrigin(string $v1, string $v2): array | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | src/FrameReflower/Block.php | 83 | // Absolutely positioned | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/FrameReflower/Block.php | 308 | // Absolutely positioned | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/Css/Stylesheet.php | 961 | // FIXME: this is not particularly robust... | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | .github/workflows/test.yml | 81 | - name: Run code sniffer | COMMENT |
| LOW | lib/Cpdf.php | 3921 | * currentBaseFont. | COMMENT |
| LOW | lib/Cpdf.php | 5401 | $text = str_replace(["\r", "\n"], "", $text); | COMMENT |
| LOW | lib/Cpdf.php | 5961 | //if already cached, need not to read again | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/FrameReflower/Table.php | 121 | return; | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/Css/Stylesheet.php | 1401 | break; | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/FrameDecorator/Text.php | 101 | { | COMMENT |