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It uses headless Chrome to scrape the library's Arena website () and provides a (very very) simple interface to work with it programmatically. Requirements ============ [](#requirements) - PHP 7+ - Composer - Chrome, installed on the server ([see the Chrome-PHP docs](https://github.com/chrome-php/headless-chromium-php)) Usage ===== [](#usage) Install with composer: ---------------------- [](#install-with-composer) ``` composer require abigegg/lanark ``` Get book by its ISBN -------------------- [](#get-book-by-its-isbn) ``` use ABigEgg\Lanark; $client = new Lanark\Client(); // grab an item by its ISBN $book = $client->getItemByISBN('9781787300521'); var_dump( $book ); // object(Lanark\Item)#21 (5) { // ["title"]=> // string(30) "Orwell on truth, George Orwell" // ["author"]=> // string(25) "Orwell, George, 1903-1950" // ["isbn"]=> // string(13) "9781787300521" // ["availability_count":protected]=> // NULL // ["year"]=> // string(4) "2017" // } ``` Search for books using keywords ------------------------------- [](#search-for-books-using-keywords) ``` use ABigEgg\Lanark; $client = new Lanark\Client(); // search for some items by keyword $books = $client->search('hitchhikers guide'); var_dump( $books ); // array(10) { // [0]=> // object(ABigEgg\Lanark\Item)#148 (6) { // ["title"]=> // string(51) "The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams" // ["author"]=> // string(26) "Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001," // ["isbn"]=> // string(13) "9781509808311" // ["availability_count":protected]=> // NULL // ["year"]=> // string(4) "2016" // ["item_page_url"]=> // NULL // } // [1]=> // object(ABigEgg\Lanark\Item)#247 (6) { // ["title"]=> // string(52) "The hitch-hiker's guide to the Bible, Colin Sinclair" // ["author"]=> // string(15) "Sinclair, Colin" // ["isbn"]=> // string(13) "9781854248541" // ["availability_count":protected]=> // NULL // ["year"]=> // string(4) "2008" // ["item_page_url"]=> // NULL // } // } // ... ``` Check if a book is available to borrow (and how many copies) ------------------------------------------------------------ [](#check-if-a-book-is-available-to-borrow-and-how-many-copies) ``` use ABigEgg\Lanark; $client = new Lanark\Client(); $book = $client->getItemByISBN("9781787300521"); var_dump( $book->getAvailability() ); // int(2) ``` Changelog ========= [](#changelog) \[0.1.5\] 16 Nov 2020 --------------------- [](#015-16-nov-2020) - Add keyword search with `$client->search( 'Keywords' )` - Pull in availability information just-in-time, to avoid unnecessary requests - Refactoring \[0.1.4\] 15 Nov 2020 --------------------- [](#014-15-nov-2020) - Replace Goutte with Chrome driver, now book availability information works! \[0.1.0\] 14 Nov 2020 --------------------- [](#010-14-nov-2020) - Initial commit Planned features ================ [](#planned-features) - Search - Search by book title and author (keywords) - Search by book year of publication - Search by book genre - Books - Show if book currently available for loan, and from which libraries - Get summary and thumbnail from Google Books, if available - (If authenticated) reserve a book to borrow it - Borrowing - Authenticate with Glasgow Libraries user ID and PIN - Get a list of your current reservations, and when they are due back License ======= [](#license) Licensed under the The MIT License ### Health Score 23 — LowBetter than 25% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity8 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity49 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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