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evertharmeling/vat-client
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Client library for the VIES/EU web service.

2.1.0(4y ago)37.6k2MITPHPPHP ^7.1 || ^8

Since Jun 11Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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VATClient
=========

[](#vatclient)

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This libray supports validating a vat number and getting the info about a taxable object. The library uses the `http://www.controleerbtwnummer.nl/` API to retrieve the info and validation. The `http://www.controleerbtwnummer.nl/` API relies on the [VIES/EU](http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/?locale=en) service and thus supports VAT numbers from all EU-countries.

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

[](#installation)

`composer require evertharmeling/vat-client`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

It's required to use a PSR-7 supported HTTPClient like `guzzle` (^6.0) to inject in the `Client`.

```
$client = new VIESApi\Client\Client(new GuzzleHttp\Client(), VIESApi\Parser\VATParser());

try {
    $taxableObject = $client->getInfo('');

    var_dump($taxableObject);
catch (TaxableObjectNotFoundException $e) {
    // VAT number not found
}
```

Roadmap
-------

[](#roadmap)

- Formatter, add formatter who according to the regexes defined in the validator, formats the VAT number

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity23

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

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 ~404 days

Total

5

Last Release

1639d ago

Major Versions

1.0.2 → 2.0.02019-07-23

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.5.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.1

2.1.0PHP ^7.1 || ^8

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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