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scragg0x/votesmart-php
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votesmart.org API wrapper in php

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votesmart-php
=============

[](#votesmart-php)

VERY simple api wrapper for votesmart.org.

Install
-------

[](#install)

The recommended way is [through composer](http://getcomposer.org). Just create a `composer.json` file and run the `php composer.phar install` command to install it:

```
{
    "require": {
        "scragg0x/votesmart-php": "dev-master"
    }
}

```

API Reference
-------------

[](#api-reference)

Example
-------

[](#example)

```
require_once __DIR__ . "/../vendor/autoload.php";

use VoteSmart\Client;

// You need to obtain a key
$key = '';

$c = new Client($key, 'json');

print_r( $c->get('Officials.getByZip', array('zip5' => 76131))->json() );
```

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 19% 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

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Top Contributors

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