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polytalk/polytalk
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Protocol to communicate between languages.

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Polytalk
========

[](#polytalk)

Polytalk is a simple protocol which allows communication between different languages via TCP.

Polytalk currently supports PHP, Node.js and Ruby.

Protocol
--------

[](#protocol)

The protocol is a simple language agnostic JSON object containing the class, method and arguments. It will then return an response as either a string or JSON object.

Key Valueclass The class to call the method on. Namespaced classes require the `::` separator.method The method you want to call.arguments The arguments to inject into the method in key value pairs.Installation
------------

[](#installation)

The recommended way to install Polytalk is [through composer](http://getcomposer.org/).

```
"require": {
  "polytalk/polytalk": "dev-master"
}
```

Server Example
--------------

[](#server-example)

Be sure that any classes you want to be exposed by the server to the client are included/required from the server.

```
$server = new Polytalk\Server(['port' => 9090]);
$server->run(function ($connection, $request) use ($server) {
  $response = $server->call($request);
  $server->push($connection, $response);
});
```

Client Example
--------------

[](#client-example)

```
$client  = new Polytalk\Client(['port' => 9090]);

$request = [
    'class' => 'Model::Order',
    'method' => 'findBySize',
    'arguments' => [
        'size' => 'small',
        'limit' => 3
    ]
];

// Return response
$response = $client->call($request);
var_dump($response);

// Callback
$first_order = $client->call($request, function ($response) {
  return $response[0];
});
var_dump($first_order);
```

### License

[](#license)

MIT, see LICENSE.

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance17

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

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.

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/150730?v=4)[Andrew Weir](/maintainers/andruu)[@andruu](https://github.com/andruu)

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Top Contributors

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