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flytachi/winter-thread
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Object-oriented background process control for PHP — a Java-like threading model over OS processes.

v1.3.5(2d ago)2458↓64.4%1MITPHPPHP >=8.1

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Winter Thread: A Modern Process Control Library for PHP
=======================================================

[](#winter-thread-a-modern-process-control-library-for-php)

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**Winter Thread** provides a clean, object-oriented API for running and controlling background processes in PHP, simulating a traditional threading model for parallel and long-running tasks.

It abstracts away the complexities of `proc_open` and POSIX signals into a powerful and easy-to-use interface.

Key Features
------------

[](#key-features)

- **Fluent, Object-Oriented API**: Manage background processes as objects.
- **Full Process Control**: `start()`, `join()`, `pause()`, `resume()`, `terminate()`, and `kill()`.
- **Advanced Process Naming**: Identify your processes easily with namespaces, names, and tags.
- **Safe by Default**: Output goes to `/dev/null` by default — no Broken pipe risk for fire-and-forget jobs.
- **Swoole / Event-Loop Compatible**: Three payload delivery modes (`PIPE`, `TEMP_FILE`, `SHM`) to avoid fd corruption under `SWOOLE_HOOK_ALL`.
- **Extensible**: Easily override the runner script for deep framework integration.
- **Java-like API**: Familiar method names like `isAlive()` and `join()` for an easy learning curve.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 8.1
- `ext-pcntl`
- `ext-posix`
- `opis/closure` ^4.5 (required; enables safe serialization of anonymous classes and closures)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require flytachi/winter-thread
```

Quick Start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

```