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dmt-software/anti-xss-middleware
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PSR-15 middleware to help prevent xss attacks

2.1.0(1y ago)113.0k↓51.9%1MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Apr 7Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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Anti XSS Middleware
===================

[](#anti-xss-middleware)

This middleware implements the PSR-15 MiddlewareInterface and can be helpful to prevent XSS attacks.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require dmt-software/anti-xss-middleware
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use DMT\Http\AntiXss\Middleware\AntiXssMiddleware;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseFactoryInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
use Psr\Http\Server\RequestHandlerInterface;

/** @var ResponseFactoryInterface $responseFactory */
$antiXssMiddleware = new AntiXssMiddleware($responseFactory);

/** @var ServerRequestInterface $request */
/** @var RequestHandlerInterface $handler */
$response = $antiXssMiddleware->process($request, $handler);

if ($response->getStatusCode() === 400) {
    // cross site scripting detected
}
```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance33

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.8% 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 ~146 days

Recently: every ~139 days

Total

7

Last Release

663d ago

Major Versions

1.0.1 → 2.0.02023-02-22

PHP version history (2 changes)2.0.x-devPHP ^8.1

1.0.x-devPHP >=7.4

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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