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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. bryanjhv/slim-session ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) bryanjhv/slim-session ===================== Session middleware and helper for Slim framework 4. 4.1.2(4y ago)233961.5k—9.3%3616MITPHPCI failing Since Jun 26Pushed 2y ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bryanjhv/slim-session)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bryanjhv/slim-session)[ Docs](https://github.com/bryanjhv/slim-session)[ Fund](https://paypal.me/bryanjhv)[ RSS](/packages/bryanjhv-slim-session/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (2)Versions (42)Used By (16) slim-session ============ [](#slim-session) Simple middleware for [Slim Framework 4](https://www.slimframework.com/docs/v4/), 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 3, please check out the `slim-3`branch in this repository.** **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": "~4.0" ``` Or, run in a shell instead: ``` composer require bryanjhv/slim-session:~4.0 ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ``` $app = \Slim\Factory\AppFactory::create(); $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`, `samesite`: Options for the session cookie. Please note that `samesite` is `'Lax'` by default, set to `''` to disable. - `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). - `handler`: Custom session handler class or object. Must implement `SessionHandlerInterface` as required by PHP. - `ini_settings`: Associative array of custom [session configuration](https://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php). Previous versions of this package had some hardcoded values which could bring serious performance leaks (see #30): ``` [ 'session.gc_divisor' => 1, 'session.gc_probability' => 1, 'session.gc_maxlifetime' => 30 * 24 * 60 * 60, ]; ``` Session helper -------------- [](#session-helper) A `Helper` class is available, which you can register globally or instantiate: ``` $container = new \DI\Container(); // Register globally to app $container->set('session', function () { return new \SlimSession\Helper(); }); \Slim\Factory\AppFactory::setContainer($container); ``` That will provide `$app->get('session')`, so you can do: ``` $app->get('/', function ($req, $res) { // or $this->get('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->get('session')->set('my_key', 'my_value'); $session->my_key = 'my_value'; $session['my_key'] = 'my_value'; // Merge value recursively $app->get('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 49 — FairBetter than 95% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity57 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community32 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity75 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 78.4% 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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