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http-php/payload
================

A simple OOP wrapper to work with HTTP message payloads in PHP

020PHP

Since Feb 4Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Payload
=======

[](#payload)

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

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require http-php/payload
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

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

```
use HttpPHP\Payload\Payload;

$payload = Payload::make(
    body: '{"test": "test"}', // add your json content here.
);

$payload->parse(); // ['test' => 'test'']; parse to get payload as an array.
```

This package currently supports the following payload types:

- JSON

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

15

—

LowBetter than 3% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity23

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

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