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elstc/http-client-compat
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Common interface for HTTP clients

1.0.0(6y ago)02.4kMITPHP >=5.3

Since Feb 3Pushed 6y agoCompare

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!!!!! IMPORTANT !!!!!
=====================

[](#-important-)

This repository is a PSR-18 compatible interface for PHP5.3. If you are using PHP7 or higher, you should to use [the parent repository](https://github.com/php-fig/http-client).

HTTP Client
===========

[](#http-client)

This repository holds all the common code related to [PSR-18 (HTTP Client)](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-18).

Note that this is not a HTTP Client implementation of its own. It is merely abstractions that describe the components of a HTTP Client.

The installable [package](https://packagist.org/packages/elstc/http-client-compat) and [implementations](https://packagist.org/providers/psr/http-client-implementation) are listed on Packagist.

###  Health Score

30

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LowBetter than 65% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~245 days

Total

4

Last Release

2281d ago

Major Versions

0.3.0 → 1.0.02020-02-10

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.0

1.0.0PHP >=5.3

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

httppsrhttp clientpsr-18

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