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Http Helper
===========

[](#http-helper)

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A collection of helper functions for your everyday work with http requests and responses.

Supports

- PSR-7 (`Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface`, `Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface`)
- Symfony HttpFoundation (`Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request`, `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response`)

The main idea of these functions was to provide quick access to the http information during development (e.g. via the debugger console), that's why the functions are not namespaced. *It's not meant to be used in your actual code*! Srsly, it's not.

Example
=======

[](#example)

Here are some http-helper functions in action:

[![Basic usage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec4f3c21103cc150842678a59cd08be338a97bace39576d7ead9fa7264baa19a/687474703a2f2f6d656469612e6361727374656e77696e646c65722e64652f7061636b616765732f687474702d68656c7065722f687474702d68656c7065722d6578616d706c652d62617369632d75736167652e676966 "Basic usage of http-helper")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec4f3c21103cc150842678a59cd08be338a97bace39576d7ead9fa7264baa19a/687474703a2f2f6d656469612e6361727374656e77696e646c65722e64652f7061636b616765732f687474702d68656c7065722f687474702d68656c7065722d6578616d706c652d62617369632d75736167652e676966)

Installation
============

[](#installation)

`composer require --dev carstenwindler/http-helper`

(I suggest to only add these functions as `require-dev`).

The functions are registered using the composer autoload feature, so there is nothing more for you to do.

Helper functions
================

[](#helper-functions)

Request
-------

[](#request)

Both `Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface` and `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request` are supported by the following functions.

### request\_to\_string()

[](#request_to_string)

Serializes the request object in plain HTTP format according to [RFC 7230](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#page-19).

### request\_to\_file()

[](#request_to_file)

Just like *request\_to\_string()*, but the request string will be stored in a file called `request.http` in your DOCUMENT\_ROOT.

This way you can e.g. easily execute the request using PhpStorms cool [Editor-based Rest Client](https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2017/09/editor-based-rest-client/).

If the file already exists and is not empty, the request will be appended.

### request\_to\_curl()

[](#request_to_curl)

Returns the request object as cURL command, so it can be used e.g. on console or import it in Postman easily.

Response
--------

[](#response)

Both `Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface` and `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response` are supported by the following functions.

### response\_to\_string()

[](#response_to_string)

Serializes the response object in plain HTTP format according to [RFC 7230](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7230#page-19).

### response\_to\_file()

[](#response_to_file)

Just like `response_to_string()`, but the response string will be stored in a file called `response.http` in your DOCUMENT\_ROOT.

File usage
==========

[](#file-usage)

The following example shows you how to store requests and responses in files easily.

[![Advanced usage example](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d7af652692056f15dba8997688a8e2c5181c3aca0f454f367f62d573fb8b4bc4/687474703a2f2f6d656469612e6361727374656e77696e646c65722e64652f7061636b616765732f687474702d68656c7065722f687474702d68656c7065722d6578616d706c652d66696c652d75736167652e676966 "Basic usage of http-helper")](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d7af652692056f15dba8997688a8e2c5181c3aca0f454f367f62d573fb8b4bc4/687474703a2f2f6d656469612e6361727374656e77696e646c65722e64652f7061636b616765732f687474702d68656c7065722f687474702d68656c7065722d6578616d706c652d66696c652d75736167652e676966)

But why would you do that? Here, PhpStorm comes into play. It now comes equipped with the cool [Editor-based Rest Client](https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2017/09/editor-based-rest-client/) (think of it like a very simple Postman without all the fancy gui).

*http-helper* uses the suffix `.http`, which is recognised by PhpStorm, so you will immediately have the possibility to modify and rerun the request in that file. I quite like the idea, since you could add it to your code base, so your fellow devs would have immediate access.

Credits
=======

[](#credits)

The serialization of the PSR-7 requests and responses are done using [Laminas Diactoros](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-diactoros). Weird name, great library!

For Symfony, the build-in serializers are used. Nice.

Todo
====

[](#todo)

- make storage path of `*_to_file()` configurable

###  Health Score

34

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LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance35

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~549 days

Recently: every ~598 days

Total

6

Last Release

409d ago

Major Versions

v0.1 → v1.02018-09-10

v1.0 → 2.0.02019-04-13

PHP version history (4 changes)v0.1PHP ^5.3 | ^7.0

v1.0PHP >=7.1

2.0.0PHP >=7.2

v1.1.0PHP >=8.2

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