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mohamedhekal/apiforge
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Laravel API kit: version negotiation, JSON envelopes, consistent error rendering, and route helpers

v0.1.0(1mo ago)00MITPHPPHP ^8.2CI passing

Since Jul 16Pushed 1mo agoCompare

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ApiForge
========

[](#apiforge)

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**Search terms:** laravel, api, versioning, json, errors, rest, php, laravel-package, rest-api, api-errors, json-api.

Laravel API kit: version negotiation, JSON success/error envelopes, exception rendering, and `Route::apiVersion()` helpers.

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require mohamedhekal/apiforge
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=apiforge-config
```

Versioned routes
----------------

[](#versioned-routes)

```
use Hekal\ApiForge\Facades\ApiForge;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::apiVersion('v1', function () {
    Route::get('/orders', fn () => ApiForge::ok(['orders' => []]));
});
// GET /api/v1/orders
```

Middleware aliases: `apiforge.version`, `apiforge.json`.

Version can also come from `X-API-Version` or `Accept: application/vnd.apiforge.v1+json`.

Envelopes
---------

[](#envelopes)

```
{
  "data": { "id": 1 },
  "error": null,
  "meta": { "version": "v1", "request_id": "..." }
}
```

```
ApiForge::fail('Out of stock', 'out_of_stock', 409, ['sku' => 'A1']);
throw new \Hekal\ApiForge\Exceptions\ApiException('Nope', 'conflict', 409);
```

Validation / auth / 404 exceptions under API routes render into the same shape.

Composition
-----------

[](#composition)

Pair with `mohamedhekal/oncegate` for Idempotency-Key on mutating routes. Rate limiting stays Laravel’s `throttle` middleware.

Limitations (v0.1)
------------------

[](#limitations-v01)

- No OpenAPI generator yet
- Does not replace Form Requests or API Resources—use them inside controllers as usual
- Unsupported requested versions fall back to default (not 406)

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer install && composer test
```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 74% of packages

Maintenance90

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity36

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

45d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a9d7c092a109fe780c7efd87ce4142eae2c0cec0f92fd1e87e769bec5661953b?d=identicon)[mohamedhekal](/maintainers/mohamedhekal)

---

Top Contributors

[![mohamedhekal](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/21014387?v=4)](https://github.com/mohamedhekal "mohamedhekal (4 commits)")

---

Tags

apijsonlaravellaravel-packagephprest-apiphpjsonapilaravelrestlaravel-packageerrorsversioningREST APIJSON-APIapi-errors

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

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