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datto/json-rpc-http
===================

HTTP client and server for JSON-RPC 2.0

5.0.6(6y ago)66542.6k—0%27[2 issues](https://github.com/datto/php-json-rpc-http/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/datto/php-json-rpc-http/pulls)5LGPL-3.0+PHPPHP >=7.0.0

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JSON-RPC over HTTP(S) for PHP
=============================

[](#json-rpc-over-https-for-php)

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

This package allows you to set up a JSON-RPC client and/or server over HTTP(S), using your own PHP code to evaluate the requests.

This package abstracts away the details of the JSON-RPC messaging format and the HTTP(S) headers that are necessary for the client and server to communicate successfully.

You're free to use your own library to handle the requests. Likewise, you're free to route requests to your server endpoint through any system that you prefer! (See the "examples" folder for ready-to-use examples.)

This package allows you to communicate with a URL endpoint: If don't need to send or receive HTTP(S) headers, but just want to abstract away the internal JSON-RPC messaging format, then you should use the [php-json-rpc](https://github.com/datto/php-json-rpc) package instead.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Correct: fully compliant with the [JSON-RPC 2.0 specifications](http://www.jsonrpc.org/specification)
- Reliable: works in all environments (even when CURL is not installed)
- Flexible: you can choose your own system for interpreting the JSON-RPC method strings
- Minimalistic: just two tiny files
- Ready to use, with working examples

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Client

[](#client)

```
$client = new Client('http://api.example.com');

$client->query(1, 'add', array(1, 2));

$reply = $client->send();
```

### Server

[](#server)

```
$api = new Api();

$server = new Server($api);

$server->reply();
```

*See the "examples" folder for more examples.*

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.0

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is released under an open-source license: [LGPL-3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html)

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

[](#installation)

If you're using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/), you can include this library ([datto/json-rpc-http](https://packagist.org/packages/datto/json-rpc-http)) like this:

```
composer require "datto/json-rpc-http"

```

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

1. Try the examples: Look in the "examples" directory and follow the README instructions.
2. After you've successfully run an example, replace the example "src" code with your own code.
3. Call the new API from within your own project!

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

See what has changed: [Changelog](https://github.com/datto/php-json-rpc-http/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

Author
------

[](#author)

[Spencer Mortensen](http://spencermortensen.com/contact/)

###  Health Score

43

—

FairBetter than 89% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

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 ~83 days

Recently: every ~49 days

Total

22

Last Release

2315d ago

Major Versions

1.0.0 → 2.0.02015-07-24

2.0.1 → 3.0.02015-08-17

3.2.1 → 4.0.02018-05-17

4.0.4 → 5.0.02019-07-26

PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3.0

5.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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