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thefox/network
==============

Networking Library

v1.1.0(7y ago)35.5k33GPL-3.0PHPPHP ^7.1

Since Jun 11Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/TheFox/network)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thefox/network)[ Docs](https://fox21.at)[ RSS](/packages/thefox-network/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago

READMEChangelog (2)Dependencies (1)Versions (5)Used By (3)

Networking Library for PHP
==========================

[](#networking-library-for-php)

- BSD Socket
- Stream Socket

Project Outlines
----------------

[](#project-outlines)

The project outlines as described in my blog post about [Open Source Software Collaboration](https://blog.fox21.at/2019/02/21/open-source-software-collaboration.html).

- The main purpose of this library is to provide common interfaces to networking functionalities.
- This list is open. Feel free to request features.

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

[](#installation)

The preferred method of installation is via [Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thefox/assembly) and [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/). Run the following command to install the package and add it as a requirement to composer.json:

```
composer require thefox/network
```

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity61

Established project with proven stability

 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

Every ~153 days

Total

4

Last Release

2802d ago

Major Versions

v0.2.0 → v1.0.02017-06-14

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^7.0

v1.1.0PHP ^7.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b879f8d5879bc5cb3a1bc43287d0b26834ffc0f403e1b076375da977fe308c55?d=identicon)[TheFox](/maintainers/TheFox)

---

Top Contributors

[![TheFox](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/353709?v=4)](https://github.com/TheFox "TheFox (25 commits)")

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Tags

mit-licensenetworknetworkingphpphp-libraryphp7socketssocketsnetwork

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Type Coverage Yes

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