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legalthings/cloudwatch-logger-php
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CloudWatch logger for PHP

0.1.3(8y ago)934.9k↓32.9%3MITPHPPHP >=5.5.0

Since Aug 8Pushed 8y ago8 watchersCompare

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Legal Things - CloudWatch Logger PHP
====================================

[](#legal-things---cloudwatch-logger-php)

This library provides you with a simplified interface to log data to AWS CloudWatch.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- [PHP](http://www.php.net) >= 5.5.0

*Required PHP extensions are marked by composer*

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

[](#installation)

The library can be installed using composer.

```
composer require legalthings/cloudwatch-logger-php

```

Output
------

[](#output)

[![output](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5793511/29072119-c16b1ce2-7c46-11e7-87e1-bde855aa279e.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5793511/29072119-c16b1ce2-7c46-11e7-87e1-bde855aa279e.png)

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use LegalThings/CloudWatchLogger;

$config = [
    'aws' => [
        'version' => 'latest',
        'region' => 'eu-west-1',
        'credentials' => [
            'key' => 'my_key',
            'secret' => 'my_secret'
        ]
    ],
    'group_name' => 'group_name',
    'stream_name' => 'stream_name'
];

$logger = new CloudWatchLogger($config);

$logger->log(['hello' => 'world']);
/*
  outputs within the group 'group_name' and instance 'stream_name' on CloudWatch:

   {
      "hello": "world"
   }
*/
```

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

```
[
    // required
    'aws' => [
        // required
        'version' => 'latest',

        // required
        'region' => 'eu-west-1',

        // optional, credentials may be omitted if using aws environment variables or roles
        'credentials' => [
            'key' => 'my_key',
            'secret' => 'my_secret'
        ]
    ],

    // required
    'group_name' => 'group_name',

    // required
    'stream_name' => 'stream_name',

    // optional
    'options' => [
        // defaults to infinite
        'retention_days' => 7,

        // retry logging when receiving error (invalid token sequence exception), defaults to 5
        'error_max_retry' => 3,

        // delay to wait for before retrying logging in microseconds, defaults to 100000 microseconds (0.1 seconds)
        'error_retry_delay' => 0
    ]
]
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 83.3% 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 ~3 days

Total

3

Last Release

3199d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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