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inani/oxfordapi-wrapper
=======================

A PHP/Laravel Wrapper for oxford dictionary API

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oxfordapi-wrapper
=================

[](#oxfordapi-wrapper)

A PHP/Laravel Wrapper for oxford dictionary API

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

[](#installation)

First, install the package through Composer.

```
composer require inani/oxfordapi-wrapper
```

Then include the service provider inside config/app.php.

```
'providers' => [
    ...
    Inani\OxfordApiWrapper\OxfordWrapperServiceProvider::class,
    ...
];
```

At least set up in the env file

```
OXFORD_API_BASE_URI =
OXFORD_APP_ID =
OXFORD_APP_KEY =
```

make a new instance

```
// Make it or pass it as argument
$oxford = app(Inani\OxfordApiWrapper\OxfordWrapper::class);
```

How to use
----------

[](#how-to-use)

### Translation

[](#translation)

```
// look for the translation from a language to an other, returns a parser
$parser =$oxford->lookFor('balablabla')
                ->from('en')
                ->to('es')
                ->translate();

// get array of translations
$translations = $parser->get();

// get array of [example => [translations]]
$examples = $parser->getExamples();
```

### Definitions

[](#definitions)

```
// look for the definitions of a word, returns a parser
$parser =$oxford->lookFor('balablabla')
                ->define();

// get array of definitions
$definitions = $parser->get();
```

### Examples

[](#examples)

```
// look for the examples of a word, returns a parser
$parser =$oxford->lookFor('balablabla')
                ->examples();

// get array of examples
$definitions = $parser->get();
```

### Thesaurus

[](#thesaurus)

```
// You can try all combinations
$res = $oxford->lookFor('happy')
               ->synonym()
               ->antonym()
               ->fetch();

// results will be related to (syno or anto)
// get synonyms and/or antonyms
$res->get();
// get only antonyms or null if not specfied in fetch
$res->antonyms();
//get only synonyms or null if not specfied in fetch
$res->synonyms();
```

### Phonetics

[](#phonetics)

```
$res = $oxford->lookFor('ace')
               ->talk();

// get the array of result
$res->get();
// get the link to the audio file of pronunciation
$res->speak();
//get the spelling
$res->spell();
//get the notation
$res->notation();
```

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity65

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~33 days

Total

2

Last Release

3415d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0fbeb774293770efe72dfe486b323e999e6d65d0df0db9052a1e5b76d9711efe?d=identicon)[akiyamaSM](/maintainers/akiyamaSM)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

api-wrapperdictionarylaravellaravelGuzzleOxford Dictionary

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