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andrewlamers/eloquent-rest-bridge
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A connection driver for eloquent that forwards sql statements over HTTP and returns the data back into an eloquent model.

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Eloquent Rest Bridge
====================

[](#eloquent-rest-bridge)

A connection driver for the illuminate database manager that forwards sql statements over http to a service running on the target host machine.

This significantly reduces the transfer size of traditional connections made over a tcp connection.

The host machine will execute the sql statements and return the results back in json format that gets parsed back into the database manager as if it was a direct database connection.

SSL is supported but not required as all request and response bodies are encrypted by AES with a pre-shared key.

This is only really useful for retrieving results through a limited bandwidth connection, or through firewalls. The reduced transfer size allows response times to be much quicker than tunneling raw database commands through a port over SSH.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require andrewlamers/eloquent-rest-bridge

```

### Laravel Service Provider

[](#laravel-service-provider)

Include this in your config/app.php list of service providers.

```
Andrewlamers\EloquentRestBridge\ServiceProvider::class

```

### Laravel configuration file

[](#laravel-configuration-file)

There is an included configuration file for laravel that allows you to modify configuration of the rest bridge.

To move the configuration file to your projects config/ folder use the following command.

```
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Andrewlamers\EloquentRestBridge\ServiceProvider"

```

### Configuration Options

[](#configuration-options)

```
return array(
    'encryption' => [

        /*
         * Available ciphers are AES-256-CBC and AES-128-CBC
         */
        'cipher' => env('REST_BRIDGE_CIPHER', 'AES-256-CBC'),

        /*
         * The key must match the cipher. AES-256 must be a 32 bit key, and AES-128 must be a 16 byte key
         * You can use the php artisan key:generate --show command to generate a key. Do not use the same key as your application.
         * The encrypter will look for the key in the environment value with the key name specified here.
        */
        'key'    => 'REST_BRIDGE_KEY'
    ],
    /*
     * The url that is listening for sql commands to return results from.
     */
    'url'        => env('REST_BRIDGE_URL'),
    'log' => [
        /*
        * Enable logging of requests, responses, and sql commands.
        */
        'enabled' => false,
        /*
         * Base path for the log files. It will create 3 log files for requests, responses, and sql queries.
         */
        'base_path' => storage_path('logs/')
    ],
    'daemon' => [
        'enabled' => false,
        'route' => '_rest_bridge/handler'
    ]
);

```

### Example database configuration

[](#example-database-configuration)

In your database configuration the 'rest' driver will be available. It needs to know the connection you want to use.

```
'my-db-connection' => [
    'driver'   => 'sqlsrv',
    'host'     => env('SQLSRV_HOST', ''),
    'database' => env('SQLSRV_DATABASE', ''),
    'username' => env('SQLSRV_USERNAME', ''),
    'password' => env('SQLSRV_PASSWORD', ''),
    'charset'  => 'utf8',
    'prefix'   => '',
],
'my-rest-connection' => [
    'driver' => 'rest',
    'connection' => 'my-db-connection'
]

```

The rest driver will forward the configuration options to the daemon listening for commands.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~39 days

Recently: every ~48 days

Total

6

Last Release

2953d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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