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picperf/breakdown
=================

A little CLI tool for breaking down an HTTP request.

0.0.8(11mo ago)12182MITPHPPHP ^8.1|^8.2CI failing

Since Jun 10Pushed 11mo agoCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/alexmacarthur/breakdown)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/picperf/breakdown)[ Docs](https://picperf.io)[ RSS](/packages/picperf-breakdown/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago

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Breakdown
=========

[](#breakdown)

A command-line tool for breaking down and analyzing HTTP requests. A web-based version of the tool also [available here](https://picperf.io/request/breakdown).

[![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a6237188019531885edeb6808f0c0c2bb9be71f73689c9ebae08019bcc4a8316/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f706963706572662f627265616b646f776e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/picperf/breakdown)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8ada01374ccf87d13287282948d4e2c1e6c71003a8e77e4a4c09012dcb70eb9b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f706963706572662f627265616b646f776e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/picperf/breakdown)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0fd9213e49635f09d86460723c443cc1a180fd28977663e8f401bfd2187ec18d/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f706963706572662f627265616b646f776e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/picperf/breakdown)

Breakdown is a CLI tool that helps you analyze HTTP requests, providing detailed information about request headers, response times, and other connection details.

[![](./screenshot.png)](./screenshot.png)

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

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer global require picperf/breakdown
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
breakdown
```

Metrics You'll Get
------------------

[](#metrics-youll-get)

- time-to-first-byte (TTFB)
- response size
- redirects
- TCP connection duration
- TLS handshake speed
- DNS lookup time
- ...and maybe more!

License
-------

[](#license)

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

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance51

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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 ~0 days

Total

8

Last Release

340d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^8.2.0

0.0.8PHP ^8.1|^8.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/99339e7bbaeafb1098e225d87a926ccb0e7e9c47320f396c1beb828653389be4?d=identicon)[alexmacarthur](/maintainers/alexmacarthur)

---

Top Contributors

[![alexmacarthur](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8398220?v=4)](https://github.com/alexmacarthur "alexmacarthur (13 commits)")

---

Tags

curlhttpperformancehttpcurl

###  Code Quality

TestsPest

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StyleLaravel Pint

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/picperf-breakdown/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/picperf-breakdown/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/picperf-breakdown)
```

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