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hugphp/http
===========

A delightful HTTP client with a human-readable API.

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---

HugPHP HTTP Client
==================

[](#hugphp-http-client)

A **delightful HTTP client** for PHP with a human-readable API, designed to make HTTP requests simple, lovable, and powerful.

> **Requires [PHP 8.3+](https://php.net/releases/)** and `ext-curl`

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

[](#installation)

Add HugPHP HTTP to your project using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org):

```
composer require hugphp/http
```

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Fluent, chainable API for intuitive request building.
- Built-in JSON support for easy data sending and parsing.
- Optional SSL verification toggle for flexibility.
- Lightweight and dependency-free (uses native cURL).

1. Example Usage
----------------

[](#1-example-usage)

```
use HugPHP\Http\Client;

$client = new Client();

// Simple GET request (SSL verification enabled by default)
$response = $client->to('https://api.example.com/data')->get();
echo $response->body();

// POST with JSON, disabling SSL verification
$response = $client->to('https://api.example.com/post')
                   ->withHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer token')
                   ->sendJson(['name' => 'HugPHP'])
                   ->withOutSSLCertificate() // Disables SSL verification
                   ->post();
print_r($response->json());

// Fetch JSON directly
$data = $client->to('https://api.example.com/users/1')
               ->withOutSSLCertificate()
               ->get()
               ->json();
echo $data['name'];
```

2. Example Usage
----------------

[](#2-example-usage)

```
use HugPHP\Http\Client;

$client = new Client();

// GET with rate limiting
$client->to('https://api.example.com/data')
       ->withRateLimit(5, 'minute')
       ->get();

// POST with JSON and debugging
$client->to('https://api.example.com/post')
       ->withHeader('Authorization', 'Bearer token')
       ->sendJson(['name' => 'HugPHP'])
       ->debug()
       ->post();

// Validate and transform response
class User {
    public int $id;
    public string $name;
}
$user = $client->to('https://api.example.com/user')
               ->withOutSSLCertificate()
               ->validateSchema('user-schema.json', User::class);
echo $user->name;

// Mock for testing
$client->mock('https://example.com', ['status' => 200, 'body' => '{"fake": true}']);
$data = $client->to('https://example.com')->get()->json();
```

Development
-----------

[](#development)

🧹 Keep a modern codebase with **Pint**:

```
composer lint
```

✅ Run refactors using **Rector**

```
composer refacto
```

⚗️ Run static analysis using **PHPStan**:

```
composer test:types
```

✅ Run unit tests using **PEST**

```
composer test:unit
```

🚀 Run the entire test suite:

```
composer test
```

**HugPHP HTTP** was created by **[Micheal Ataklt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matakltm-code)** under the **[MIT license](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)**.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance43

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

446d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/29d95e37a7cc54ad24fd72a4452f07dbe16acd7dfdece66e60459c973c45aa2a?d=identicon)[matakltm-code](/maintainers/matakltm-code)

---

Top Contributors

[![matakltm-code](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65981238?v=4)](https://github.com/matakltm-code "matakltm-code (9 commits)")

---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

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