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http-php/messages
=================

A simple OOP wrapper to work with HTTP messages in PHP

211PHP

Since Feb 6Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Message
=======

[](#message)

[![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4c654a1f287b6db204981aeecbfa9fa5bb68ccd0cab42de409e4bff50ff9cc00/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f687474702d7068702f6d6573736167652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265266c6162656c3d72656c65617365)](https://packagist.org/packages/http-php/message)[![PHP Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d7077958e1c600549e4e36a504cc6ab73645ec7f55f6663eb33291ea97c9fbcb/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f7068702d762f687474702d7068702f6d6573736167652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://php.net)[![Tests](https://github.com/http-php/message/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/http-php/message/actions/workflows/test.yml)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cf95630a05d562f1eb873f2a5a2d2a73b6fbc1a24fdf83bf46a9d4575d4caaa2/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f687474702d7068702f6d6573736167652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d73717561726526636f6c6f72423d6d656469756d76696f6c6574726564)](https://packagist.org/packages/http-php/message)

This package is to allow you to create HTTP Messages in PHP, in a simple and reliable way.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require http-php/message
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use this package, it is very simple. Create a message using the following code:

```
use HttpPHP\Message\Message;

$message = Message::make(
    payload: ['test' => 'payload'],
);

// Add a header
$message->withHeader(
    key: 'Authorization',
    value: 'Bearer some-super-secret-token',
);

// Fetch the header value
$message->header(
    key: 'Authorization',
)->toString(); // 'Bearer some-super-secret-token'

// Fetch all headers
$message->headers();

// Fetch the payload
$message->payload()->parse(); // Returns an array representation of the payload.
$message->payload()->body(); // Returns the raw payload you wish to send.
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

To run the test suite:

```
composer run test
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Steve McDougall](https://github.com/JustSteveKing)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

LICENSE
-------

[](#license)

The MIT LIcense (MIT). Please see [License File](./LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

16

—

LowBetter than 4% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity24

Early-stage or recently created project

 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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a87fe82b349821ebd49cf57d65c4cd3e33ae0833222a8438d90fe8921ca899ea?d=identicon)[JustSteveKing](/maintainers/JustSteveKing)

---

Top Contributors

[![JustSteveKing](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6368379?v=4)](https://github.com/JustSteveKing "JustSteveKing (3 commits)")

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