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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. maxiwheat/httpful ActiveLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) maxiwheat/httpful ================= A Readable, Chainable, REST friendly, PHP HTTP Client 0.4.0(3y ago)120.7k↓32.8%MITPHPPHP >=8.1 Since Apr 5Pushed 3y agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/maxiwheat/httpful)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/maxiwheat/httpful)[ Docs](https://github.com/maxiwheat/httpful)[ RSS](/packages/maxiwheat-httpful/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (2)Used By (0) ### Fork [](#fork) PHP 8.1 or higher required. **Installation** ``` { "require": { "maxiwheat/httpful": "^0.4" } } ``` **Local Development** ``` docker compose run --rm httpful bash # In the container shell # Install dependencies composer install # Run tests vendor/bin/phpunit # Run phpstan vendor/bin/phpstan analyse src vendor/bin/phpstan analyse tests ``` Httpful ======= [](#httpful) [![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8986c7bb7259285d52d79f6c8acb93027efc5788bdfcce773af14857b1265d0d/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6d61786977686561742f6874747066756c2f646f776e6c6f6164732e706e67)](https://packagist.org/packages/maxiwheat/httpful) Httpful is a simple Http Client library for PHP 7.2+. There is an emphasis of readability, simplicity, and flexibility – basically provide the features and flexibility to get the job done and make those features really easy to use. Features - Readable HTTP Method Support (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, HEAD, PATCH and OPTIONS) - Custom Headers - Automatic "Smart" Parsing - Automatic Payload Serialization - Basic Auth - Client Side Certificate Auth - Request "Templates" Sneak Peak ========== [](#sneak-peak) Here's something to whet your appetite. Search the twitter API for tweets containing "#PHP". Include a trivial header for the heck of it. Notice that the library automatically interprets the response as JSON (can override this if desired) and parses it as an array of objects. ``` // Make a request to the GitHub API with a custom // header of "X-Trvial-Header: Just as a demo". $url = "https://api.github.com/users/maxiwheat"; $response = src\Request::get($url) ->expectsJson() ->withXTrivialHeader('Just as a demo') ->send(); echo "{$response->body->name} joined GitHub on " . date('M jS', strtotime($response->body->created_at)) ."\n"; ``` Installation ============ [](#installation) Composer -------- [](#composer) Httpful is PSR-0 compliant and can be installed using [composer](http://getcomposer.org/). Simply add `maxiwheat/httpful` to your composer.json file. *Composer is the sane alternative to PEAR. It is excellent for managing dependencies in larger projects*. ``` { "require": { "maxiwheat/httpful": "*" } } ``` Contributing ============ [](#contributing) Httpful highly encourages sending in pull requests. When submitting a pull request please: - All pull requests should target the `dev` branch (not `master`) - Make sure your code follows the [coding conventions](http://pear.php.net/manual/en/standards.php) - Please use soft tabs (four spaces) instead of hard tabs - Make sure you add appropriate test coverage for your changes - Run all unit tests in the test directory via `phpunit ./tests` - Include commenting where appropriate and add a descriptive pull request message ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 59% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity28 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity43 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor3 3 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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. 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