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hearst-hatchery/graphql-php-client
==================================

PHP Client for GraphQL

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graphql-php-client
==================

[](#graphql-php-client)

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A GraphQL client in PHP. This uses Guzzle, but it's compatible with any [PSR-18](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-18/) client through [HTTPlug](http://httplug.io/)

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require hearst-hatchery/graphql-php-client
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use GraphQLClient\Client;

$client = new Client("https://swapi.graph.cool/");

$query =
    array(4) {
      ["name"]=>
      string(14) "Luke Skywalker"
      ["birthYear"]=>
      string(5) "19BBY"
      ["gender"]=>
      string(4) "MALE"
      ["homeworld"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["name"]=>
        string(8) "Tatooine"
      }
    }
    [1]=>
    array(4) {
      ["name"]=>
      string(5) "C-3PO"
      ["birthYear"]=>
      string(6) "112BBY"
      ["gender"]=>
      string(7) "UNKNOWN"
      ["homeworld"]=>
      array(1) {
        ["name"]=>
        string(8) "Tatooine"
      }
    }
  }
}

```

### Advanced Example

[](#advanced-example)

You can easily extend the client, and it supports Httplug's Plugins. This one uses Github's API and variables.

This example needs `composer require php-http/message` before running. Adapted from

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use GraphQLClient\Client;
use Http\Message\Authentication\Bearer;
use Http\Client\Common\Plugin\AuthenticationPlugin;
use Http\Client\Common\PluginClient;

class GithubClient extends Client
{
    public function __construct(){
        parent::__construct("https://api.github.com/graphql");
    }

    protected function buildClient(array $options = [])
    {
        $authentication = new Bearer('');
        $authenticationPlugin = new AuthenticationPlugin($authentication);

        return new PluginClient(
            parent::buildClient($options),
            [$authenticationPlugin]
        );
    }
}

$client = new GithubClient();

$query =  3]);

var_dump($response);
```

### Client options

[](#client-options)

Currently, this client accepts all [Guzzle request options](http://docs.guzzlephp.org/en/stable/request-options.html).

#### Default options

[](#default-options)

- `method` : `POST`
- `headers` : `['Content-Type: application/json']`
- `json` : `true`

Using our GraphQL Query Builder
-------------------------------

[](#using-our-graphql-query-builder)

We also use a query builder in our applications (). Using the first example, installation is easy:

```
composer require hearst-hatchery/graphql-php-query-builder
```

Then include it

```
use GraphQLQueryBuilder\QueryBuilder;
```

Then `$query` can be shortened to:

```
$query->setObjectField('allPersons')->setArguments(['first' => 2])->setQueryObject([
  'name',
  'birthYear',
  'gender',
  'homeworld' => ['name']
]);
```

And expand it in our `query()` call:

```
$response = $client->query($query->buildQuery());
```

Which should give the same result, while having access to dynamic GraphQL queries!

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on submitting pull requests to us.

License
-------

[](#license)

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community20

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 85% 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 ~180 days

Recently: every ~223 days

Total

6

Last Release

1858d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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Tags

graphqlphp-clientpsr-7clientpsr-18graphqlhttplugphp-http

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