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rb-cohen/php-hive-v6
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PHP SDK for controlling Hive using the v6 API

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php-hive-v6
===========

[](#php-hive-v6)

Hive home heating and smart devices PHP SDK

Install
-------

[](#install)

`$ composer require rb-cohen/php-hive-v6:dev-master`

List devices
------------

[](#list-devices)

### Using the CLI script

[](#using-the-cli-script)

`$ php bin/devices.php --username test@test.com --password 12345`

### Using the SDK

[](#using-the-sdk)

```
$authentication = new Credentials($username, $password);
$client = new Client($authentication);

$devices = new Devices($client);
$list = $devices->all();
```

Control smart plug
------------------

[](#control-smart-plug)

### Using the CLI script

[](#using-the-cli-script-1)

`$ php bin/smartPlug.php --username test@test.com --password 12345 --id  --on`

### Using the SDK

[](#using-the-sdk-1)

```
$authentication = new Credentials($username, $password);
$client = new Client($authentication);

$plug = new SmartPlug($id, $client);
$plug->on()
     ->apply();
```

Control colour bulb
-------------------

[](#control-colour-bulb)

### Using the CLI script

[](#using-the-cli-script-2)

`$ php bin/bulb.php --username test@test.com --password 12345 --id  --brightness 50 --colour rgb(255, 221, 211) --on`

### Using the SDK

[](#using-the-sdk-2)

```
$authentication = new Credentials($username, $password);
$client = new Client($authentication);

$bulb = new BulbColour($id, $client);
$bulb->on()
     ->setBrightness(50)
     ->setColour('#ff0000')
     ->apply();
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community8

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/203873940?v=4)[rb-cohen](/maintainers/rb-cohen)[@rb-cohen](https://github.com/rb-cohen)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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