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pixaye/chiven
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Simple library which allows you to build RESTful API fast, easy and flexible

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Chiven
======

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Simple library which allows you to build RESTful API fast, easy and flexible

Installation
============

[](#installation)

Install it via composer
`composer require pixaye/chiven`

Usage
=====

[](#usage)

For start using Chiven`s functionality, you should initialize its Request class as early, as you can (for example, you can init it in index.php)

Initializating from globals

```
$request = new \Chiven\Http\Request();
$request->fromGlobals();
```

Initializating from custom variables

```
$request = new \Chiven\Http\Request();

$files = array(
  'file' => array (
    'tmp_name' => '/tmp/df23fr32,
    'name' => 'file.jpg',
    'type' => 'image/jpeg',
    'size' => 335057,
    'error' => 0,
  )
);

$headers = array(
  'X-Test-Header: 1',
  'X-Test-Header: 2',
);

$get = array(
  'key' => 'value'
);

$post = array(
  'key' => 'value'
);

$request->initialize($files, $get, $post, $headers)
```

Chiven allows you to work with files and headers in object oriented style. It builds objects of them and puts it in repositories: **FileRepostiory** and **HeaderRepository**

You can get them by calling **$request->getFiles()** and **$request->getHeaders()**

```
$filesRepository = $request->getFiles();

$testFile = $filesRepository->findBy('name', 'test');
```

```
$headersRepository = $request->getHeaders();

$testHeader = $filesRepository->findBy('name', 'X-Test-Header');
```

Both repositories have methods:

- findBy(**$criteria**, **$value**)
- findLast()
- findFirst()
- findAll()
- insert(*Insertable* **$object**)
- remove(**$criteria**, **$value**)
- set(*array* **$objects**)

To make Chiven process the request correctly and display the result in the desired format, there are **format classes**. At the moment, only JSON format is available to use.

```
$request = new \Chiven\Http\Request();
$request->fromGlobals();

(new \Chiven\Bootstrap())->setFormat(new \Chiven\Format\Json());

//Request handling...

//Chiven response which returned by any script/controller/etc...
$response = new \Chiven\Http\Response\Response();

echo $chiven->getFormat()->responseDecorator($response);
```

This is how Chiven works, you can use example above and start creating your API with Chiven.

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity0

Limited adoption so far

Community4

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

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.

### Community

Maintainers

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