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lb-hounslow/govpay-client
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Hounslow GOV.UK Pay Client

v1.3.0(4y ago)180proprietaryPHPPHP >=7.4.2

Since Nov 9Pushed 4y ago3 watchersCompare

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Hounslow GOV.UK Pay Client
--------------------------

[](#hounslow-govuk-pay-client)

This is a client for the [GOV.UK Payments API](https://www.payments.service.gov.uk) used by [London Borough of Hounslow](https://www.hounslow.gov.uk).

`composer require lb-hounslow/govpay-client`

Create your own [API key](https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk/quick_start_guide/#test-the-api) with [GOV.UK Pay](https://www.payments.service.gov.uk) and use this key in the [client](src/Client/Client.php). Their technical documentation is [here](https://docs.payments.service.gov.uk). You can also load their [OpenAPI JSON](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alphagov/pay-publicapi/master/openapi/publicapi_spec.json) into [swagger editor](https://editor.swagger.io) to interact with their API.

For more on how to use this client, see [usage documentation](docs/USAGE.md)

### Releases

[](#releases)

- These are covered in [the Changelog](docs/CHANGELOG.md)

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- [PHP 7.4.2+](https://www.php.net/downloads.php)
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
- [Composer](https://getcomposer.org)

### Tests

[](#tests)

Run `composer test`

```
Code Coverage Report:
  2022-02-13 15:57:50

 Summary:
  Classes: 65.38% (17/26)
  Methods: 88.48% (192/217)
  Lines:   91.27% (502/550)

```

### Contributing

[](#contributing)

This repository is currently closed for contribution. Please [report an an issue](https://github.com/LBHounslow/govpay-client/issues) if you come across one.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity11

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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 ~32 days

Total

4

Last Release

1550d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![bretthounslow](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61228012?v=4)](https://github.com/bretthounslow "bretthounslow (16 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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