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oefenweb/cakephp-vat-number-check-webservice
============================================

A VAT number check (Web Service) Plugin for CakePHP

v3.1.3(1y ago)120.6k↓50%3MITPHPPHP >=7.1

Since Jan 10Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/Oefenweb/cakephp-vat-number-check-webservice)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/oefenweb/cakephp-vat-number-check-webservice)[ Docs](http://github.com/Oefenweb/cakephp-vat-number-check-webservice)[ RSS](/packages/oefenweb-cakephp-vat-number-check-webservice/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (8)Versions (17)Used By (0)

VatNumberCheck (Web Service) plugin for CakePHP
===============================================

[](#vatnumbercheck-web-service-plugin-for-cakephp)

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[Technical information](https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/#/technical-information)

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

[](#requirements)

- CakePHP 2.9.0 or greater.
- PHP 7.0.0 or greater.

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

[](#installation)

Clone/Copy the files in this directory into `app/Plugin/VatNumberCheck`

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

[](#configuration)

Ensure the plugin is loaded in `app/Config/bootstrap.php` by calling:

```
CakePlugin::load('VatNumberCheck', ['routes' => true]);
```

Ensure to configure the following lines in `app/Config/database.php`:

```
public $vatNumberCheckWebservice = [
	'datasource' => 'VatNumberCheck.SoapSource',
	'wsdl' => 'https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl',
	'default_socket_timeout' => 2,
	'connection_timeout' => 2,
];
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Model

[](#model)

Normalizes a VAT number:

```
$vatNumber = $this->VatNumberCheck->normalize($vatNumber);
```

Checks a given VAT number:

```
$vatNumberValid = $this->VatNumberCheck->check($vatNumber);
```

### Helper

[](#helper)

Generates a VAT number check form field:

```
echo $this->VatNumberCheck->input('vat_number', ['label' => __('VAT number')]);
```

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity29

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 87.5% 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 ~140 days

Recently: every ~232 days

Total

16

Last Release

581d ago

Major Versions

v2.0.3 → v3.0.02019-09-19

v2.1.0 → v3.1.02020-09-30

PHP version history (2 changes)v2.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

v3.0.0PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

cakephppluginvalidationvatvat-numbervat-validationcakephpvat number

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

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