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djordje/li3\_recaptcha
======================

Plugin that enable easy interactions with Googles reCAPTCHA API from Lithium PHP framework

v1.0.0(13y ago)3772BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=5.3

Since Dec 22Pushed 13y ago2 watchersCompare

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reCAPTCHA plugin for [Lithium PHP framework](http://github.com/UnionOfRAD/lithium)
==================================================================================

[](#recaptcha-plugin-for-lithium-php-framework)

Plugin that enable easy interactions with [Googles reCAPTCHA API](http://www.google.com/recaptcha)

**Created by** [Djordje Kovacevic](http://github.com/djordje) 2012-05-26

**Thanks to** @[gwoo](http://github.com/gwoo) and @[nateabele](http://github.com/nateabele) for helping on #li3 chanel!

Installation and configuration
------------------------------

[](#installation-and-configuration)

**1a.** Checkout the code to either of your library directories:

```
cd libraries
git clone git://github.com/djordje/li3_recaptcha.git

```

**1b.** Or if you use **composer** you can add this to your `composer.json` file:

```
	{
		"require": {
			"djordje/li3_recaptcha": "v1.0.0"
		}
	}
```

**2.** Include library in your `app/config/bootstrap/libraries.php`, and pass your reCAPTCHA keys as config:

```
	Libraries::add('li3_recaptcha', array(
		'keys' => array(
			'public' => 'your_public_recaptcha_key',
			'private' => 'your_private_recaptcha_key',
			'mailhide_public' => 'your_public_mailhide_recaptcha_key',
			'mailhide_private' => 'your_private_mailhide_recaptcha_key'
		)
	));
```

**WARNING:** You must provide `public` and `private` keys or this plugin will not work!

Additionaly you can pass `options` for configuring `RecaptchaOptions` look and feel, this will be global for your application, but you can override it by passing new `options`to helpers `challenge()` method.

**See [Customizing the Look and Feel of reCAPTCHA](https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/customization)for available options.**

```
	Libraries::add('li3_recaptcha', array(
		'options' => array(
			'theme' => 'white'
		)
	));
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This plugin provide template helper `li3_recaptcha\extensions\helper\Recaptcha`, you can use it in your template `$this->recaptcha->{method}()`.

**Challenge**

If you want to create reCAPTCHA challenge field you add `$this->recptcha->challenge()` to your form.

You can also pass `RecaptchaOptions` as param to `challenge()` method:

```
	$this->recaptcha->challenge(array(
		'theme' => 'blackglass'
	));
```

**Mailhide**

For hidding email you use `$this->recaptcha->mailhide($email)`.

**Checking challenge field in your controller**

To check your reCAPTCHA challenge answare you add to action in your controller something like this:

```
	if ($this->request->data && Recaptcha::check($this->request)) {
		// Do some stuff for users that passed reCAPTCHA check
	}
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

There is not unit tests for this plugin because reCAPTCHA does not provide testing API

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.8% of commits — single point of failure

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###  Release Activity

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Total

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Last Release

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### Community

Maintainers

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