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evalok/php-rest-lightly
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a lightweight component for implementing a REST API

0.1.2(10y ago)01031MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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php-rest-lightly
================

[](#php-rest-lightly)

a lightweight component for implementing a REST API

this library helps you to leverage namespacing to implicitly define API endpoint routes rather than write them by hand; adding new endpoints wont require you to update a routes list

authentication or other operations can be done within the endpoint classes themselves

installation instructions
=========================

[](#installation-instructions)

`composer require evalok/php-rest-lightly`

example usage:

demo
====

[](#demo)

configure `.htaccess` in `demo/public`

Examples
========

[](#examples)

- `GET: api/v1/Thing1/555`

```
{
	id: 555,
	owner: {
		*owner: null
	},
	class: "api\v1\Thing1",
	method: "api\v1\Thing1::get",
	message: "testing testing 123",
	params: [ ]
}
```

- `GET: api/v1/Thing1/555/Thing2/777?some=thing`

```
{
	id: 777,
	owner: {
		*id: 555,
		*owner: { }
	},
	class: "api\v1\Thing1\Thing2",
	method: "api\v1\Thing1\Thing2::get",
	message: "testing testing 123",
	params: {
		some: "thing"
	}
}
```

- `api/v1/Restricted/Thing3/888`

```
"403: Forbidden"
```

TODO
====

[](#todo)

- tests
- versioning deprecation demo
- non-json responses
- support for request headers

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance27

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~117 days

Total

3

Last Release

3715d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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