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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. anders/slim-session ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) anders/slim-session =================== Session middleware and helper for Slim framework 3. 3.3.0(8y ago)022MITPHPPHP >=5.5 Since Jun 26Pushed 8y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/oskonnikov/slim-session)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/anders/slim-session)[ Docs](https://github.com/bryanjhv/slim-session)[ RSS](/packages/anders-slim-session/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (16)Used By (0) slim-session ============ [](#slim-session) Simple middleware for [Slim Framework 3](https://www.slimframework.com), that allows managing PHP built-in sessions and includes a `Helper` class to help you with the `$_SESSION`superglobal. **For the middleware version for Slim Framework 2, please check out the `slim-2`branch in this repository.** Installation ------------ [](#installation) Add this line to `require` block in your `composer.json`: ``` "bryanjhv/slim-session": "~3.0" ``` Or, run in a shell instead: ``` composer require bryanjhv/slim-session:~3.0 ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $app = new \Slim\App; $app->add(new \Slim\Middleware\Session([ 'name' => 'dummy_session', 'autorefresh' => true, 'lifetime' => '1 hour' ])); ``` ### Supported options [](#supported-options) - `lifetime`: How much should the session last? Default `20 minutes`. Any argument that `strtotime` can parse is valid. - `path`, `domain`, `secure`, `httponly`: Options for the session cookie. - `name`: Name for the session cookie. Defaults to `slim_session` (instead of PHP's `PHPSESSID`). - **`autorefresh`**: `true` if you want session to be refresh when user activity is made (interaction with server). Session helper -------------- [](#session-helper) A `Helper` class is available, which you can register globally or instantiate: ``` $container = $app->getContainer(); // Register globally to app $container['session'] = function ($c) { return new \SlimSession\Helper; }; ``` That will provide `$app->session`, so you can do: ``` $app->get('/', function ($req, $res) { // or $this->session if registered $session = new \SlimSession\Helper; // Check if variable exists $exists = $session->exists('my_key'); $exists = isset($session->my_key); $exists = isset($session['my_key']); // Get variable value $my_value = $session->get('my_key', 'default'); $my_value = $session->my_key; $my_value = $session['my_key']; // Set variable value $app->session->set('my_key', 'my_value'); $session->my_key = 'my_value'; $session['my_key'] = 'my_value'; // Merge value recursively $app->session->merge('my_key', ['first' => 'value']); $session->merge('my_key', ['second' => ['a' => 'A']]); $letter_a = $session['my_key']['second']['a']; // "A" // Delete variable $session->delete('my_key'); unset($session->my_key); unset($session['my_key']); // Destroy session $session::destroy(); // Get session id $id = $this->session::id(); return $res; }); ``` Contributors ------------ [](#contributors) [Here](https://github.com/bryanjhv/slim-session/graphs/contributors) are the big ones listed. 😄 TODO ---- [](#todo) - Complete `Helper` tests. (thanks @Zemistr) - Slim-specific tests (integration with Slim App). License ------- [](#license) MIT ### Health Score 28 — LowBetter than 54% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity6 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 71% 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. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~54 days Recently: every ~49 days Total 14 Last Release 3266d ago Major Versions 1.0.1 → 3.0.02016-05-13 2.1.0 → 3.0.12016-06-01 2.1.2 → 3.0.22016-06-24 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ac71c65d6b053239764bc36a5578232e89e3106f49435628cef5114ad29521a7?d=identicon)[anders2014](/maintainers/anders2014) --- Top Contributors [![bryanjhv](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2767941?v=4)](https://github.com/bryanjhv "bryanjhv (22 commits)")[![mohammad-erdin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/656852?v=4)](https://github.com/mohammad-erdin "mohammad-erdin (3 commits)")[![Zemistr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2613208?v=4)](https://github.com/Zemistr "Zemistr (3 commits)")[![asheliahut](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/945619?v=4)](https://github.com/asheliahut "asheliahut (1 commits)")[![Farkie](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/294921?v=4)](https://github.com/Farkie "Farkie (1 commits)")[![LucasPadilha](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6677271?v=4)](https://github.com/LucasPadilha "LucasPadilha (1 commits)") --- Tags middlewarehelperslimsession ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/anders-slim-session/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/anders-slim-session/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/anders-slim-session) ``` ### Alternatives [bryanjhv/slim-session Session middleware and helper for Slim framework 4. 233961.5k16](/packages/bryanjhv-slim-session)[barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper Laravel IDE Helper, generates correct PHPDocs for all Facade classes, to improve auto-completion. 14.9k123.0M687](/packages/barryvdh-laravel-ide-helper)[league/uri-components URI components manipulation library 31932.3M67](/packages/league-uri-components)[beste/json A simple JSON helper to decode and encode JSON 4222.7M3](/packages/beste-json)[chillerlan/php-settings-container A container class for immutable settings objects. 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