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fastwhale/browser-kit
=====================

Simulates the behavior of a web browser, allowing you to make requests, click on links and submit forms programmatically

v8.0.0(6mo ago)0121MITPHP &gt;=8.4

Since Jan 5Pushed 4mo agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/fastwhale/browser-kit)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fastwhale/browser-kit)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ RSS](/packages/fastwhale-browser-kit/feed)WikiDiscussions 7.3 Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (5)Versions (616)Used By (1)

BrowserKit Component
====================

[](#browserkit-component)

The BrowserKit component simulates the behavior of a web browser, allowing you to make requests, click on links and submit forms programmatically.

The component comes with a concrete implementation that uses the HttpClient component to make real HTTP requests.

Resources
---------

[](#resources)

- [Documentation](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/browser_kit/introduction.html)
- [Contributing](https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/index.html)
- [Report issues](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues) and [send Pull Requests](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pulls)in the [main Symfony repository](https://github.com/symfony/symfony)

###  Health Score

53

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance71

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community23

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity100

Battle-tested with a long release history

 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 ~8 days

Recently: every ~3 days

Total

616

Last Release

143d ago

Major Versions

v6.4.24 → 7.2.x-dev2025-07-10

v7.4.0-BETA1 → v8.0.0-BETA12025-08-21

v6.4.28 → v7.3.62025-11-05

v7.4.0 → v8.0.0-RC12025-11-05

7.4.x-dev → 8.0.x-dev2025-12-16

PHP version history (14 changes)v2.0.9PHP &gt;=5.3.2

v2.1.0PHP &gt;=5.3.3

v2.7.0-BETA1PHP &gt;=5.3.9

v3.0.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9

v3.3.8PHP ^5.5.9|&gt;=7.0.8

v4.0.0-BETA1PHP ^7.1.3

v5.0.0-RC1PHP ^7.2.9

v5.0.0PHP ^7.2.5

v4.4.10PHP &gt;=7.1.3

v5.0.10PHP &gt;=7.2.5

v6.0.0-RC1PHP &gt;=8.0.2

v6.1.0-BETA1PHP &gt;=8.1

v7.0.0-BETA1PHP &gt;=8.2

v8.0.0-BETA1PHP &gt;=8.4

### Community

Maintainers

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