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hooch/hooch
===========

A minimalist web framework for PHP 5

5121PHP

Since Aug 10Pushed 13y ago1 watchersCompare

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HOOCH
=====

[](#hooch)

I whipped this up for a couple of small projects outside of work and now I'm giving it to the internet.

It's a simple microframework that lets PHP do the things it does well, which depending on the day and the person you ask, either is or isn't much.

Hooch requires Twig, a templating engine very similar to Jinja2 and Django templates.

Usage:

```
// Use the Composer autoloader.
require('vendor/autoload.php');

// Instantiate the App class. Provide the base relative URL.
// For example, if it's http://127.0.0.1/~test/, use '/~test'
$app = new \Hooch\App('/~test');

// You can still access the Twig context.
$app->twig->addGlobal('test', 1);
// But the app, basePath, these are all available already.

// Use a Preprocessor to implement authentication, etc.
// This is a bad example, but you get it. You're smart.
class AuthProcessor extends \Hooch\Preprocessor {
    public function test($app, $path) {
        global $authenticated;
        return $authenticated;
    }
}
// If you're not using a preprocessor, omit this line.
$app->preprocess(new AuthProcessor());

// Handle the home page. True anonymous functions require
// PHP 5.3.0 and above.

$app->get('/', function($args) use ($app) {
    return $app->render('home.html', array('someVal' => true));
});
// Look, even PHP can have moustaches!

// If you're on an older version of PHP:
function second_page($args) {
    global $app;
    return $app->render('second_page.html');
}

// $args will be: array('name' => :name)
// The last argument after the callback to any route is the route name,
// which can be used to automatically build URLs.
$app->get('/person/:name', second_page, 'second_page');

// Handle POST requests
// Here's an example of a redirect as well.
$app->post('/save', function ($args) use ($app) {
    // Use this to automatically stripslashes.
    // You don't have to!
    $form = $app->getPost();

    if (isset($form['name'])) {
        // Requires the route name, which you defined above.
        $app->seeother('person', array('name' => $form['name']));
    } else {
        // Throw a 404.
        $app->notFound();
    }
});

// Need to return some JSON for an AJAX call?
$app->post('/saveAJAX', function ($args) use ($app) {
    return $app->apiSimple(function() use ($args) {
        return array(
            'test' => 1,
            'another-test' => 2
            );
    });
}, 'save_ajax');

// Need to dynamically reference URLs, like Flask?
$app->get('/anotherpath/:user_id', function ($args) use ($app) {
    return 'test';
}, 'named_path');

/*
    In your template, you can reference it via the urlFor method:

    {{ app.urlFor('named_path', {'user_id': 1}) }}
*/

// Or, in PHP:
print $app->urlFor('named_path', array('user_id' => 1));

// Finally, if you just need to render a template without any extra
// variables:
$app->tGet('/top10', 'top10.html', 'top10');

// And the thing that makes it all happen:
$app->serve();

```

You'll also need an .htaccess to redirect everything to your index.php file. This one works:

```
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96% 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.

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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