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jdecool/clamav-client
=====================

ClamAV PHP deamon client

1.0.0(7y ago)21.2k1MITPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Sep 2Pushed 7y agoCompare

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ClamAV deamon PHP client
========================

[](#clamav-deamon-php-client)

This library is a PHP client for [ClamAV](https://www.clamav.net) deamon.

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

[](#installation)

It can be install through Composer.

```
$ composer require jdecool/clamav-client
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$clientFactory = new JDecool\ClamAV\ClientFactory();

$client = $clientFactory->create('127.0.0.1', 3310);
$client->ping(); // throw an ConnectionError exception if error occured
```

Scan a file

```
$clientFactory = new JDecool\ClamAV\ClientFactory();

$client = $clientFactory->create('127.0.0.1', 3310);
$analysis = $client->scan('/path/to/file');

$analysis->count(); // = 1
$analysis->isInfected(); // true or false
$analysis->getMessage(); // if file is infected, it contains malware name
```

Available méthods
-----------------

[](#available-méthods)

- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::ping(): void`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::version(): string`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::reload(): void`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::shutdown(): void`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::scanBatch(array $paths): JDecool\ClamAV\Analysis\Analysis`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::scan(string ...$paths): JDecool\ClamAV\Analysis\Analysis`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::contScan(string $path): JDecool\ClamAV\Analysis\Analysis`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::multiscan(string $path): JDecool\ClamAV\Analysis\Analysis`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::allMatchScan(string $path): JDecool\ClamAV\Analysis\Analysis`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::stats(string $path): string`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::startSession(): void`
- `JDecool\ClamAV\Client::endSession(): void`

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 57% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

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

2857d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a648f4457ad94c2fc48782bded875f3bf051b480fd2fe01eb7654b9fab180e5e?d=identicon)[jdecool](/maintainers/jdecool)

---

Top Contributors

[![jdecool](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/433926?v=4)](https://github.com/jdecool "jdecool (5 commits)")

---

Tags

clamavphpphp-library

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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