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diversen/simple-php-github-api
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simple php github api

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Since Apr 11Pushed 10y ago2 watchersCompare

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About
=====

[](#about)

Very simple github API for PHP using OAuth. 37 LOC for the API class. And a curl helper class with 84 LOC.

Install `simple-php-github-api`
===============================

[](#install-simple-php-github-api)

```
php composer.phar require diversen/simple-php-github-api:

```

Or if you have placed composer.phar in `your path` as composer

```
composer require diversen/simple-php-github-api

```

Brief explantion.
=================

[](#brief-explantion)

There is really only tree methods you can do. Let us see those three methods first. (Further below is an complete example using the built-in server for easy testing).

1. Generate an access URL to github.com

```
$access_config = array (
    'redirect_uri' => GITHUB_CALLBACK_URL,
    'client_id' => GITHUB_ID,
    'state' =>  md5(uniqid()),
    'scope' => 'user'
);

$api = new githubapi();
$url = $api->getAccessUrl($access_config);
echo "Github Login";
```

2. Callback from github.com

```
$access_config = array (
    'redirect_uri' => GITHUB_CALLBACK_URL,
    'client_id' => GITHUB_ID,
    'client_secret' => GITHUB_SECRET
);

$api = new githubapi();
$res = $api->setAccessToken($access_config);

if ($res) {
    // OK
    This is where we will call the api
    header("Location: /api_call.php");
} else {
    // Not OK. echo errors
    echo "Could not get access token. Errors: ";
    print_r($api->errors);
}
```

3. API call

For full listing see:

```
// We have a access token and we can now call the api:
$api = new githubapi();

// Simple call - API get current users credentials
// This can also be done without scope

// example
// $command = '/user',
// $request = 'GET', 'POST' or 'PATCH' or 'DELETE' etc. Se API:
// $post = variables to POST array

$command = "/user";
$res = $api->apiCall($command, $request = null, $post = null);
if (!$res) {
    print_r($api->errors);
    die;
} else {
    print_r($res);
}
```

Full example
============

[](#full-example)

Example you can run right away using the built-in PHP-server.

Make a github app
-----------------

[](#make-a-github-app)

Log into [github.com](github.com)

Register a new application at

You will see something like this:

[![My settings](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diversen/simple-php-github-api/master/github-api.png "My settings")](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/diversen/simple-php-github-api/master/github-api.png)

Create your app.

Enter base\_dir of the `simple-php-github-api`:

```
cd vendor/diversen/simple-php-github-api

```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

```
cp example/config.php-dist example/config.php

```

Edit config

Set config in `example/config.php` according to above settings and the screenshot above.

Run test-server with example:

```
php -S localhost:8080 -t example/

```

More github API info
--------------------

[](#more-github-api-info)

For full listing of all API calls check:

Scope:

I have not tested many calls - but you should be able to use all. E.g. POST, or PATCH, DELETE.

Support
-------

[](#support)

Create an issue, and Let me hear if it does not work out for you.

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity66

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 ~69 days

Recently: every ~48 days

Total

16

Last Release

3787d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![diversen](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/142675?v=4)](https://github.com/diversen "diversen (40 commits)")

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