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johnvandeweghe/php-api-library-core
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The core code for the PHP API Library

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php-api-library-core
====================

[](#php-api-library-core)

The core code for the PHP API Library.

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

The core philosophy behind the PHPAPILibrary project is to allow developers to only have to write business logic when building an API. Whether that API is an HTTP RESTful service, an SDK that consumes an HTTP RESTful API, or something else entirely, like a binary notification API, this project seeks to provide a universal API abstraction. Beyond having a powerful abstraction, the PHPAPILibrary project seeks to achieve that goal through a minimalistic, modular implementation. When using this library, as few external dependencies as possible should be included. For example; if you're not building an HTTP API, you shouldn't need GuzzleHTTP.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require jvandeweghe/php-api-library-core

```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

### Standards

[](#standards)

### Unit Testing

[](#unit-testing)

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity50

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 97.7% 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 ~9 days

Recently: every ~20 days

Total

10

Last Release

2872d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5607b8c50ed61ff5c3d325562d6fb23dd909a698f2c024304e8a1ceb98d3c542?d=identicon)[johnvandeweghe](/maintainers/johnvandeweghe)

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Top Contributors

[![johnvandeweghe](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6555083?v=4)](https://github.com/johnvandeweghe "johnvandeweghe (43 commits)")[![scrutinizer-auto-fixer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6253494?v=4)](https://github.com/scrutinizer-auto-fixer "scrutinizer-auto-fixer (1 commits)")

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###  Code Quality

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