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open-cetacean/laravel-json-header
=================================

Middleware to force Laravel API group to JSON header

v1.0(9y ago)0757MITPHPPHP >=5.6.4

Since Jan 26Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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**open-cetacean/laravel-json-header** is a PHP package built for Laravel to force Laravel API group to JSON header activating wantsJson()

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

[](#installation)

This project can be installed via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org). Add the following line to the require block of your composer.json file:

```
{
    "require": {
            "open-cetacean/laravel-json-header": "^1.0"
    }

}

```

You'll then run `composer install` or `composer update`.

Or run the following command:

```
composer require open-cetacean/laravel-json-header

```

Middleware
----------

[](#middleware)

To register the middleware add the following to the `$routeMiddleware` array within the `app/Http/Kernel.php` file:

```
protected $routeMiddleware = [
    // ...
    'acceptJson' => \OpenCetacean\JsonHeader\Middleware\AcceptJson::class,
    // ...
];
```

then add the middleware to your API routes:

```
Route::group(['middleware' => ['api', 'acceptJson']], function () {
    // ...
}
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

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

3393d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

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