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lnpay/php-lndconnect
====================

PHP implementation of LNDConnect Spec

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php-lndconnect
==============

[](#php-lndconnect)

[![](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0bfe10aa0127cdc40b9c5fe68c09e65b88d031d16adf489b777102659b5e7d4a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f70726f6a6563742d4c4e442d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd)[![standard-readme compliant](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/85a8df07cdb7b52c6d19aa103678fed76e6ba8467339b03824405d23c71bf2d7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f7374616e646172642d2d726561646d652d4f4b2d677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme)

> Generate and parse lndconnect uris  ⚡️

This package provides utilities for generating and parsing lndconnect uris in PHP.

For more information take a look at the [specification of the uri format](https://github.com/LN-Zap/lndconnect/blob/master/lnd_connect_uri.md).

Table of Contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Install](#install)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Maintainers](#maintainers)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
- [License](#license)

Install
-------

[](#install)

```
composer require lnpay/php-lndconnect

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

**LndConnect::format($host,$encoded\_cert,$base64url\_macaroon);**

Formats a host / cert / macaroon combo into an lndconnect link.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::format('127.0.0.1:10009','MIICuDCCAl...','AgEDbG5kAus...');

//lndconnect://127.0.0.1:10009?cert=MIICuDCCAl...&macaroon=AgEDbG5kAus...')
```

**LndConnect::encode($host,$raw\_cert,$macaroon\_hex);**

Encodes a host / cert / macaroon combo and formats into an lndconnect link.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::encode('127.0.0.1:10009','-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----...','0201036c6...');

//lndconnect://127.0.0.1:10009?cert=MIICuDCCAl...&macaroon=AgEDbG5kAus...')
```

**LndConnect::decode($lndconnect\_uri);**

Decodes an lndconnect link into it's component parts (host / cert as utf8 / macaroon as hex)

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::decode('lndconnect://127.0.0.1:10001?cert=MIICDjCCAbSgAwI&macaroon=AgEDbG5');

/*
 * [
 *   'host' => '127.0.0.1:10001',
 *   'cert => '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----.....',
 *   'macaroon'=>'0201036c6....'
 * ]
 */
```

#### Certificate

[](#certificate)

**LndConnect::encodeCert($raw\_cert):**

Encodes a certificate string to base64url encoded DER format.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::encodeCert('-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n.....');

//MIICDjCCAbSgAwI
```

**LndConnect::decodeCert($lndconnect\_cert):**

Decodes a certificate from base64url encoded DER format to a string.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::decodeCert('MIICDjCCAbSgAwI');

//-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n.....
```

#### Macaroon

[](#macaroon)

**LndConnect::encodeMacaroon($macaroon\_hex):**

Encodes a binary macaroon hex to base64url encoded string.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::encodeMacaroon('0201036c6...');

//AgEDbG5kAus...
```

**LndConnect::decodeMacaroon($lndconnect\_macaroon):**

Decodes a base64url encoded macaroon to a hex encoded macaroon.

```
use LndConnect\LndConnect;

LndConnect::decodeMacaroon('AgEDbG5kAus...');

//0201036c6...
```

### Testing

[](#testing)

Run the tests suite:

```
  vendor/bin/phpunit
```

Maintainers
-----------

[](#maintainers)

[Tim Kijewski (tkijewski)](https://github.com/tkijewski).

Contribute
----------

[](#contribute)

Feel free to dive in! [Open an issue](https://github.com/lnpay/php-lndconnect/issues/new) or submit PRs.

lndconnect follows the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/) Code of Conduct.

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT](LICENSE) © Tim Kijewski

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity33

Early-stage or recently created project

 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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