★ How to easily access private properties and methods in PHP

Sometimes you need to access a private property or method on an object that isn't yours. Maybe you're writing a test and need to assert some internal state. Maybe you're building a package that needs to reach into another object's internals. Whatever the reason, PHP's visibility rules are standing in your way. Our spatie/invade package provides a tiny invade function that lets you read, write, and call private members on any object. You probably shouldn't reach for this package often. It's most…