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breakeneck/http
===============

This is simple, lightweight and powerful http client, based on curl and file\_get\_content transport

v1.0.9(3y ago)027MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Apr 2Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Simple http request library with xml and json support
=====================================================

[](#simple-http-request-library-with-xml-and-json-support)

Send json request:

```
$jsonResponse = (new \Breakeneck\Http\Request())
    ->json()
    ->setData(['value' => 'param'])
    ->post('http://example.com/{route}', ['{route}' => 'api']);

print_r($jsonResponse->content);
```

Send xml request:

```
$xmlResponse = (new \Breakeneck\Http\Request())
    ->xml('root') // Parameter can be omitted, if your request doesn't contain body
    ->setData(['value' => 'param'])
    ->put('http://example.com/{route}', ['{route}' => 'api']);

print_r($xmlResponse->content);
```

Send delete request:

```
$response = (new \Breakeneck\Http\Request())
    ->delete('http://example.com/{route}', ['{route}' => 'api']);

print_r($response->content);
```

If your request is get or delete, your data will be converted to query string:

```
$response = (new \Breakeneck\Http\Request())
    ->setData(['id' => 31])
    ->get('http:://example.com');

print_r($response->request->getUrl() === 'http:://example.com?id=31');
```

You can also use custom headers

```
$response = (new \Breakeneck\Http\Request())
    ->addHeaders(['Content-Type' => 'application/text'])
    ->delete('http://example.com/{route}/id/{username}', ['{route}' => 'api', '{username}' => 'breakeneck']);
```

After you get response, you will still be able to access your request object as `$xmlResponse->request` for logging or other purposes.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

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 ~0 days

Total

9

Last Release

1140d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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