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Ajax: Server/Client Helper/Router

v1.0.1(9y ago)0137proprietaryPHPPHP >=7.0

Since Feb 24Pushed 9y ago2 watchersCompare

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Giraffe
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[](#giraffe)

**Ajax: Server/Client Helper/Router**

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supports:

- DataTables
- Ajax Uploads
- Redirects
- Notifications
- Modals
- General all purpose Ajax
- Debugging

Install: Server Side
--------------------

[](#install-server-side)

**index.php / bootstrap.php**

Add this to one or both of these php files:

```
use Giraffe\Giraffe;
Giraffe::setEnvironment(ENVIRONMENT);
Giraffe::setProject('MY SITE NAME OR PRJECT NAME');
Giraffe::setDeveloperEmails(
     'me@mailprovider.co.uk,my_partner@theirmailprovider.co.uk'
);
Giraffe::setJSDIR(__DIR__ . '/public/assets/js/giraffe/');

```

\###Put a route in place to get to an ajax controller

Here is an example of how that ajax controller may look:

```
namespace MyApp\Ajax;

use Giraffe\Giraffe;

class Ajax
{
    public function someMethodYouRouteToForAjax()
    {
        $allowedControllers = [Login::class, Dashboard::class];
        new Giraffe($allowedControllers, 'MyApp\\Controller\\', 'ajax', MYAPP_PATH . '/Views/ajax/');
    }
}

```

Install: Client/Front End Side
------------------------------

[](#install-clientfront-end-side)

Create a folder named giraffe in your js directory. Then `chown apache:apache giraffe` or `chmod 777 giraffe`.

Giraffe can update your Javascript File when composer updates the package.

Giraffe is designed to be used in conjunction with JQuery.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

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

Every ~31 days

Total

2

Last Release

3330d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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