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smmehdisharifi/laravel-msgpack
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Laravel integration for MessagePack

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Laravel Msgpack
===============

[](#laravel-msgpack)

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Laravel Msgpack brings [MessagePack](https://msgpack.org/) support to Laravel for fast and compact binary data serialization.
It adds encoding/decoding utilities, response macros, and a middleware for API requests and responses using Msgpack.

🚀 Features
----------

[](#-features)

- Encode/Decode any PHP/Laravel data
- `response()->msgpack()` macro like `response()->json()`
- `msgpack` middleware to auto-handle request/response
- Easy Laravel integration via Service Provider
- Works with Laravel >= 9.x

📚 Table of Contents
-------------------

[](#-table-of-contents)

- [📦 Installation](#-installation)
- [⚙️ Configuration (Optional)](#%EF%B8%8F-configuration-optional)
- [🧠 Basic Usage](#-basic-usage)
    - [Encode / Decode](#encode--decode)
    - [Response Macro](#response-macro)
    - [Middleware](#middleware)
- [🧰 Requirements](#-requirements)
- [📄 License](#-license)
- [✨ Credits](#-credits)
- [🤝 Contributing](#-contributing)
- [📦 Packagist](#-packagist)

🧰 Requirements
--------------

[](#-requirements)

- PHP 8.1 or higher
- Laravel 9.x or newer

📦 Installation
--------------

[](#-installation)

```
composer require smmehdisharifi/laravel-msgpack
```

Requires PHP 8.1+ and Laravel 9.x or newer

⚙️ Configuration (Optional)
---------------------------

[](#️-configuration-optional)

If you want to publish the config file:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=msgpack-config
```

🧠 Basic Usage
-------------

[](#-basic-usage)

### Encode / Decode

[](#encode--decode)

```
use Msgpack;

$data = ['name' => 'Laravel', 'type' => 'framework'];

$packed = Msgpack::encode($data);
$unpacked = Msgpack::decode($packed);
```

### Response Macro

[](#response-macro)

```
return response()->msgpack([
    'message' => 'Hello from Msgpack!',
]);
```

Sends a binary response with header:

```
Content-Type: application/x-msgpack
```

### Middleware

[](#middleware)

Register middleware in `app/Http/Kernel.php`:

```
protected $middlewareAliases = [
    'msgpack' => \SmMehdiSharifi\LaravelMsgpack\Middleware\MsgpackMiddleware::class,
];
```

Apply it to routes:

```
Route::middleware('msgpack')->post('/api/data', function (Request $request) {
    return response()->msgpack(['received' => $request->all()]);
});
```

🧪 Testing
---------

[](#-testing)

This package includes PHPUnit tests using Orchestra Testbench. To run tests:

```
composer install
./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

📄 License
---------

[](#-license)

This package is open-sourced software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).

✨ Credits
---------

[](#-credits)

Made with ❤️ by [Mehdi Sharifi](https://github.com/smmehdisharifi)

Inspired by Laravel’s elegant API response system.

🤝 Contributing
--------------

[](#-contributing)

Feel free to fork this repo and submit pull requests.

- Found a bug? [Open an issue](https://github.com/smmehdisharifi/laravel-msgpack/issues)
- Have a feature idea? Let’s discuss it!
- PRs with tests are welcome 🙌

📦 Packagist
-----------

[](#-packagist)

View on Packagist:

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance51

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

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

343d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![smmehdisharifi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/24722498?v=4)](https://github.com/smmehdisharifi "smmehdisharifi (1 commits)")

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