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orb/orb
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A quick and easy framework to rapidly create API or simple website.

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### Orb

[](#orb)

 A simple and fast framework to build REST APIs and simple web applications.

 Table of Contents1. [About The Project](#about-the-project)
2. [Getting Started](#getting-started)
    - [Prerequisites](#prerequisites)
    - [Installation](#installation)
3. [Usage](#usage)
4. [Testing](#testing)
5. [Contributing](#contributing)
6. [License](#license)
7. [Acknowledgments](#acknowledgments)

About The Project
-----------------

[](#about-the-project)

Quickly and easily create REST APIs and simple web applications with Orb.
Versatile enough to build any kind of application, and simple enough to be used by beginners.

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Getting Started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

### Prerequisites

[](#prerequisites)

You need `PHP >= 8.2` to use Orb but the latest stable version of PHP is always recommended.

### Installation

[](#installation)

Via [composer](https://getcomposer.org/) :

`composer require orb/orb`

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Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require_once __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';

use Orb\Orb;

$orb = new Orb();

$orb->get('/', 'Hello world !');
$orb->get('/using-function', fn() => 'Hello world !');
$orb->get('/using-invoke', MyController::class);
$orb->get('/using-class-method-1', 'MyController::method1');
$orb->get('/using-class-method-2', 'MyController->method2');
$orb->get('/psr7-response', fn() => new \Laminas\Diactoros\Response\HtmlResponse('Hello world !'));

$orb->run();
```

It is possible to return mostly anything from a route handler.
If you do not return a PSR-7 `ResponseInterface`, Orb will try to convert the returned value to a `ResponseInterface`.

Note that Orb will return a JSON response if the returned value is an array or an object, and an XML response if the returned value is a `SimpleXMLElement` or `DOMDocument`.
The default response is a `text/html` response.

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Testing
-------

[](#testing)

This package uses `Pest` as test framework.
To run tests :

```
./vendor/bin/pest tests
```

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Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are **greatly appreciated**.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (`git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature`)
3. Commit your Changes (`git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'`)
4. Push to the Branch (`git push origin feature/AmazingFeature`)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License
-------

[](#license)

Distributed under the MIT License. See [License File](https://github.com/debuss/orb/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for more information.

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###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Every ~2 days

Total

8

Last Release

402d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/0e1a70117520fe10a630d61c750bbe6888d174e9903825e741470f818ee2c5d1?d=identicon)[debuss-a](/maintainers/debuss-a)

---

Top Contributors

[![debuss](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2537607?v=4)](https://github.com/debuss "debuss (21 commits)")

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Tags

psrpsr-7middlewareframeworkpsr-15

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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