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mehr-it/eli-middleware-chain
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Chaining for PSR-15 middleware

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PSR middleware chain
====================

[](#psr-middleware-chain)

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When defining a request processing chain, usually more than one middleware is involved into the processing chain. The `ChainHandler` allows to define the PSR-15 middleware processing stack as array or iterator:

```
$chain = new ChainHandler([
      new MiddlewareA(),
      new MiddlewareB(),
], $next);

```

This makes code much more readable and allows easy dynamic configuration of the middleware chain.

To create middleware instances on the fly - only when needed - resolver functions may be used:

```
$chain = new ChainHandler([
      function() { return new MiddlewareA(); },
      function() { return new MiddlewareB(); },
], $next);

```

Middleware instead of handler
-----------------------------

[](#middleware-instead-of-handler)

Sometimes a middleware chain is required as middleware itself. The `ChainMiddleware` can be used for such purposes. It's usage is straightforward as the `ChainHandler`:

```
$chain = new ChainMiddleware([
      new MiddlewareA(),
      new MiddlewareB(),
]);

```

###  Health Score

22

—

LowBetter than 22% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity53

Maturing project, gaining track record

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**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

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Total

2

Last Release

2315d ago

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