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sergeymitr/simple-php-jwt
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Simple JWT Authentication using PHP

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Simple PHP JWT
==============

[](#simple-php-jwt)

The library serves a single purpose: making JWT easier to work with.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4 or higher.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Run this command to install the library via Composer:

```
composer require sergeymitr/simple-php-jwt
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Creating and Encoding the Token

[](#creating-and-encoding-the-token)

Use `Token::create()` factory method to create a new token:

```
use Sergeymitr\SimpleJWT\Token;

$token = Token::create();
```

The token doesn't hold any data, so we'll need to fill that out:

```
$token->setIssuer('Sergeymitr\SimpleJWT')
    ->setSubject('Test Sample')
    ->setAudience('PHPUnit')
    ->setExpiration(new \DateTime('2020-02-02'))
    ->setNotBefore(new \DateTime('2020-01-01'))
    ->setIssuedAt(new DateTime('2020-01-15'))
    ->setID('sample-id');
```

All the data is optional, you only fill out what you need. These methods define the claim names described by [RFC 7519](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519).

You can also add custom values to your token:

```
$token->setCustomPayload('key', 'value');
```

To encode the token you will need use the `Token` object, and a secret string to encode it with.

```
use Sergeymitr\SimpleJWT\Encoder;

$encoded_token = Encoder::do($token, 'secret');
```

The `$encoded_token` will contain a string representation of the encoded and encrypted token.

### Decoding the Token

[](#decoding-the-token)

To decode the token you'll need the string representation of the token, and the secret string you encoded it with:

```
use Sergeymitr\SimpleJWT\Decoder;

$token = Decoder::do($encodedToken, 'secret');
```

The `Token` object provides a number of "getter" methods you can use to retrieve the values, which you can [review](https://github.com/sergeymitr/simple-php-jwt/blob/master/src/TokenInterface.php) in the interface `TokenInterface`.

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1879d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

[![sergeymitr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1341249?v=4)](https://github.com/sergeymitr "sergeymitr (16 commits)")

---

Tags

jwtjwt-authenticationjwt-tokenjwt-tokensphp

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