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skychin/php-hackernews
======================

A PHP wrapper for HackerNews API

37PHP

Since Dec 5Pushed 7y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/co0lsky/php-hackernews)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/skychin/php-hackernews)[ RSS](/packages/skychin-php-hackernews/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago

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HackerNews API PHP Wrapper
==========================

[](#hackernews-api-php-wrapper)

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A PHP wrapper for HackerNews API.

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require skychin/php-hackernews
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$hn = new SkyChin\HackerNews();
$stories = $hn->topStories();
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ composer test
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details.

Security
--------

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Sky Chin](https://github.com/co0lsky)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

20

—

LowBetter than 14% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity39

Early-stage or recently created project

 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://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a522307dbe11d9d22c80142d2b726ea6d53b430db02bae18f78d6da33903c169?d=identicon)[skychin](/maintainers/skychin)

---

Top Contributors

[![co0lsky](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1111529?v=4)](https://github.com/co0lsky "co0lsky (3 commits)")

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![Health badge](/badges/skychin-php-hackernews/health.svg)

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```

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