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joostfaassen/vndb-client-php
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API client for vndb.org

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vndb-client-php
===============

[](#vndb-client-php)

A vndb.org client for PHP. It can be used both as a PHP library and as a stand-alone CLI tool

Library usage:
--------------

[](#library-usage)

```
use VndbClient\Client;

$client = new Client();
$client->connect();
$client->login($username, $password);
$res = $client->sendCommand('dbstats'); // send raw command
$res = $client->getVisualNovelDataById(5);
$res = $client->getReleaseDataById(21446);
$res = $client->getProducerDataById(24);
$res = $client->getCharacterDataById(537);
```

All methods return a `VndbClient\Response` object, containing `->getType()` and `->getData()` methods to read the response.

CLI usage
---------

[](#cli-usage)

```
./bin/vndb-client vndb:getbyid your_username your_password vn 5
./bin/vndb-client vndb:getbyid your_username your_password release 5
./bin/vndb-client vndb:getbyid your_username your_password producer 5
./bin/vndb-client vndb:getbyid your_username your_password character 5

```

The VNDB Protocol
-----------------

[](#the-vndb-protocol)

For details on the workings of this API, and for a description of the returned data, please check:

```
    https://vndb.org/d11

```

Composer / Packagist
--------------------

[](#composer--packagist)

The library is available on packagist.org as `joostfaassen/vndb-client-php`

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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