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darkphp/apimonster
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Fast PHP API Framework

1.9.0(2y ago)351975[2 issues](https://github.com/ReactMVC/API-Monster/issues)1MITPHP

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API Monster
===========

[](#api-monster)

API-Monster is a high-performance PHP framework designed specifically for building APIs. It provides a fast, secure, and easy-to-use environment for developing robust API applications. With API-Monster, you can take advantage of its powerful routing system inspired by Laravel, along with essential components such as a MySQL class, an HTTP class, and a Cipher class for encoding and decoding data.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- **Fast**: API-Monster is built with performance in mind, allowing you to develop high-speed APIs.
- **Secure**: Security is a top priority, and API-Monster includes features to ensure the safety of your API applications.
- **Easy**: API-Monster follows an intuitive and straightforward syntax, making it easy for developers to get started quickly.
- **Routing**: Take advantage of the robust routing system similar to Laravel, allowing you to define API endpoints and handle HTTP requests efficiently.
- **MySQL Class**: API-Monster provides a MySQL class that simplifies database interactions, making it easier to work with MySQL databases.
- **HTTP Class**: The HTTP class in API-Monster offers convenient methods for sending HTTP requests and handling responses.
- **Cipher Class**: The Cipher class allows you to encode and decode data, adding an extra layer of security to your API.
- **Controllers**: API-Monster supports the use of controllers, enabling you to organize your API logic into separate classes for better code structure and maintainability.
- **Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) Syntax**: API-Monster follows modern PHP conventions and utilizes OOP syntax, promoting clean and reusable code.

Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

To get started with API-Monster, you can use Composer to create a new project. Simply run the following command:

```
composer create-project darkphp/apimonster myapp

```

API Monster Documentation
=========================

[](#api-monster-documentation)

Welcome to the API-Monster documentation! Here you will find detailed information on how to use and extend the API-Monster PHP framework for building powerful APIs.

You can access the full documentation at .

Developer
---------

[](#developer)

API-Monster is developed by Hossein Pira. For any inquiries or support, you can reach out to the developer via the following channels:

- Email: ,
- Telegram: [@h3dev](https://t.me/h3dev)

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~5 days

Recently: every ~29 days

Total

31

Last Release

856d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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