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fg/essence-interfaces
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Provides interfaces to use external libraries with Essence.

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Essence interfaces
==================

[](#essence-interfaces)

A set of interfaces to use third-party libraries within Essence.

- [Usage](#usage)
- [Cache interfaces](#cache-interfaces)
- [Http interfaces](#http-interfaces)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Here is how to use a Doctrine cache throughout the application:

```
$Essence = Essence\Essence::instance([
	'Cache' => Essence\Di\Container::unique( function( ) {
		return new Essence\Cache\Engine\Doctrine(
			new Doctrine\Common\Cache\FilesystemCache( 'path/to/cache/directory' )
		);
	})
]);
```

Cache interfaces
----------------

[](#cache-interfaces)

### CakePHP

[](#cakephp)

```
$Cache = new Essence\Cache\Engine\Cake( 'configuration' );
```

### Doctrine

[](#doctrine)

```
$Cache = new Essence\Cache\Engine\Doctrine(
	new Doctrine\Common\Cache\FilesystemCache( 'path/to/cache/directory' ),
	$ttl
);
```

### Zend

[](#zend)

```
$Cache = new Essence\Cache\Engine\Zend(
	Zend\Cache\StorageFactory::adapterFactory( 'apc' )
);
```

HTTP interfaces
---------------

[](#http-interfaces)

### CakePHP

[](#cakephp-1)

```
$Http = new Essence\Http\Client\Cake( new HttpSocket( ));
```

Log interfaces
--------------

[](#log-interfaces)

### CakePHP

[](#cakephp-2)

```
$Log = new Essence\Log\Logger\Cake( 'scope' );
```

### PSR/Monolog

[](#psrmonolog)

```
$Log = new Essence\Log\Logger\Psr( new CustomPsrLogger( ));
```

```
$Monolog = new Monolog\Logger( 'essence' );
$Monolog->pushHandler(
	new Monolog\Handler\StreamHandler( 'path/to/log/file' )
);

$Log = new Essence\Log\Logger\Psr( $Monolog );
```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

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###  Release Activity

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Total

1

Last Release

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