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fyre/header
===========

A HTTP header library.

v2.0.16(10mo ago)1466↓85.7%MITPHP

Since Dec 9Pushed 10mo ago1 watchersCompare

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FyreHeader
==========

[](#fyreheader)

**FyreHeader** is a free, open-source immutable HTTP header library for *PHP*.

Table Of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Installation](#installation)
- [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
- [Methods](#methods)

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

[](#installation)

**Using Composer**

```
composer require fyre/header

```

In PHP:

```
use Fyre\Http\Header;
```

Basic Usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

- `$name` is a string representing the header name.
- `$value` is a string or array representing the header value.

```
$header = new Header($name, $value);
```

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

**Append Value**

Append a value to the header.

- `$value` is a string representing the value to append.

```
$newHeader = $header->appendValue($value);
```

**Get Header String**

Get the header string.

```
$headerString = $header->getHeaderString();
```

**Get Name**

Get the header name.

```
$name = $header->getName();
```

**Get Value**

Get the header value.

```
$value = $header->getValue();
```

**Get Value String**

Get the header value as a string.

```
$value = $header->getValueString();
```

**Prepend Value**

Prepend a value to the header.

- `$value` is a string representing the value to prepend.

```
$newHeader = $header->prependValue($value);
```

**Set Value**

Set the header value.

- `$value` is a string representing the header value.

```
$newHeader = $header->setValue($value);
```

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance54

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

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 ~51 days

Recently: every ~16 days

Total

27

Last Release

314d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.11 → v2.02023-07-16

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fad81fd5941e3a637c8a5749d05ae3ed9314d5e2fee57f59c3d9ec3b41259c6b?d=identicon)[elusivecodes](/maintainers/elusivecodes)

---

Top Contributors

[![elusivecodes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/18050480?v=4)](https://github.com/elusivecodes "elusivecodes (17 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

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