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hfw/socket
==========

Object-oriented BSD sockets and reactor.

0.2.0(5y ago)224MITPHPPHP ~7.4

Since Jan 24Pushed 4y ago2 watchersCompare

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Helix::Socket
-------------

[](#helixsocket)

Standalone object-oriented BSD Sockets and WebSockets in `PHP 7.4`

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Built around `sockets.c` to ensure optimal integration.

Documentation:

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require "hfw/socket"

```

Class Diagram
-------------

[](#class-diagram)

[![](classes.png)](https://hfw.github.io/socket/inherits.html)

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

1937d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ~7.3

0.2.0PHP ~7.4

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/8cde1206945ba9660771b35de15d0bea7865c47594e0b5fabfa8590d6bd18172?d=identicon)[yoosefi](/maintainers/yoosefi)

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Top Contributors

[![yoosefi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2010434?v=4)](https://github.com/yoosefi "yoosefi (27 commits)")

---

Tags

websocketSocketreactor

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