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respect/rest
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Thin controller for RESTful applications

0.6.1(7y ago)605157.3k↓38.6%100[17 issues](https://github.com/Respect/Rest/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/Respect/Rest/pulls)1BSD StylePHPPHP &gt;=5.3.0CI passing

Since Apr 16Pushed 1mo ago41 watchersCompare

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Respect\\Rest
=============

[](#respectrest)

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Thin controller for RESTful applications and APIs.

- Very thin and lightweight.
- Don't try to change PHP, small learning curve.
- Completely RESTful, the right way to build apps.

Table of contents
-----------------

[](#table-of-contents)

- [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
- [Feature Guide](docs/README.md)
- [Installation](docs/INSTALL.md)
- [License](LICENSE.md)

###  Health Score

54

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance59

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity55

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community38

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 60.7% 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 ~195 days

Recently: every ~594 days

Total

14

Last Release

2705d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202642?v=4)[Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas](/maintainers/alganet)[@alganet](https://github.com/alganet)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154023?v=4)[Henrique Moody](/maintainers/henriquemoody)[@henriquemoody](https://github.com/henriquemoody)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/aef3ebfba857504b29c8c54d3df12397cec9cc4b1a0890a799a7dc8d9c8c01ad?d=identicon)[Respect](/maintainers/Respect)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4343df4adee634d5953da73aa5b61e4af61dbd37bf4e97449240c8a32c142dc5?d=identicon)[augustohp](/maintainers/augustohp)

---

Top Contributors

[![alganet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202642?v=4)](https://github.com/alganet "alganet (249 commits)")[![nickl-](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1404606?v=4)](https://github.com/nickl- "nickl- (83 commits)")[![henriquemoody](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/154023?v=4)](https://github.com/henriquemoody "henriquemoody (34 commits)")[![ramsey](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42941?v=4)](https://github.com/ramsey "ramsey (7 commits)")[![Fusselwurm](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/52833?v=4)](https://github.com/Fusselwurm "Fusselwurm (4 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (4 commits)")[![wesleyvicthor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/605006?v=4)](https://github.com/wesleyvicthor "wesleyvicthor (3 commits)")[![sokolnikov911](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11427142?v=4)](https://github.com/sokolnikov911 "sokolnikov911 (3 commits)")[![eduardomarcate](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/821586?v=4)](https://github.com/eduardomarcate "eduardomarcate (2 commits)")[![HelloChrisBrown](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1559952?v=4)](https://github.com/HelloChrisBrown "HelloChrisBrown (2 commits)")[![lleitep3](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/690548?v=4)](https://github.com/lleitep3 "lleitep3 (2 commits)")[![pablolmiranda](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27819?v=4)](https://github.com/pablolmiranda "pablolmiranda (2 commits)")[![carusogabriel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/16328050?v=4)](https://github.com/carusogabriel "carusogabriel (2 commits)")[![kinncj](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/292542?v=4)](https://github.com/kinncj "kinncj (1 commits)")[![kleberhs007](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1186353?v=4)](https://github.com/kleberhs007 "kleberhs007 (1 commits)")[![thiagophx](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/226858?v=4)](https://github.com/thiagophx "thiagophx (1 commits)")[![danielcosta](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/42549?v=4)](https://github.com/danielcosta "danielcosta (1 commits)")[![tybulewicz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/653714?v=4)](https://github.com/tybulewicz "tybulewicz (1 commits)")[![filhodanuvem](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/94096?v=4)](https://github.com/filhodanuvem "filhodanuvem (1 commits)")[![rawebone](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/725571?v=4)](https://github.com/rawebone "rawebone (1 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

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