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api-clients/fauxton
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Async version of chemem/fauxton-client built on top of ReactPHP.

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fauxton
=======

[](#fauxton)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b8c5edb8375796d78150752bec32922b1a7ba8d46fa58823fb88e8f802965118/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f7068702d6170692d636c69656e74732f66617578746f6e2e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/php-api-clients/fauxton)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2c35f8cf9a8cdec1d51bd6fe71dd4ca050e545d0abcccc6ba379777fef4a3bd7/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f7068702d6170692d636c69656e74732f66617578746f6e2f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/php-api-clients/fauxton)

Async version of the [fauxton-client](https://github.com/ace411/fauxton-client) powered by [ReactPHP](https://reactphp.org). As such, it offers the cogencies of CouchDB interactions in a non-blocking IO environment.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1+

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

[](#installation)

The fauxton library is available on Packagist. To install it, type the following on your preferred command-line interface:

```
composer require php-api-clients/fauxton

```

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

I advise that you read the [official CouchDB documentation](http://docs.couchdb.org)so as to better understand fauxton. Also, check out the examples in the [examples folder](https://github.com/php-api-clients/fauxton-client/tree/master/examples) for more perspective.

Running the unit tests
----------------------

[](#running-the-unit-tests)

Follow the following steps:

- Create a database called `testdb`
- Type the following in a command line of your choosing:

```
vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.xml.dist

```

Dealing with problems
---------------------

[](#dealing-with-problems)

Endeavor to create an issue on GitHub when the need arises or send an email to

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 99.5% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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