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[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) 4. / 5. thomseddon/http AbandonedArchivedLibrary[HTTP & Networking](/categories/http) thomseddon/http =============== Beautifully simple PHP HTTP client inspired by node's superagent 21.6kPHP Since Jul 8Pushed 11y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/thomseddon/http)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/thomseddon/http)[ RSS](/packages/thomseddon-http/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 4d ago READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) HTTP [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3dee29366de0497a49f85cb9a597f305823af05b09cb5f7eb78fa81cf453b637/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f74686f6d736564646f6e2f687474702e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/thomseddon/http) ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#http-) Beautifully simple PHP HTTP client inspired by node's [superagent](https://github.com/visionmedia/superagent). *Consider this a beta release* Installation ------------ [](#installation) Download manually or via composer: ``` composer.phar require thomseddon/http:dev-master ``` Then require ``` # Autoload require_once 'vendor/autoload.php' # Or manually require_once '/path/to/vendor/thomseddon/http/lib/HTTP.php' ``` Examples -------- [](#examples) ### GET [](#get) ``` require_once '/path/to/vendor/thomseddon/http/lib/HTTP.php' $res = HTTP::get('http://httpbin.org/status/418')->send(); var_dump($res->error()); var_dump($res->status()); var_dump($res->body()); ``` Prints: ``` bool(false) int(418) string(135) " -=[ teapot ]=- _...._ .' _ _ `. | ."` ^ `". _, \_;`"---"`|// | ;/ \_ _/ `"""` " ``` ### POST JSON [](#post-json) ``` require_once '/path/to/vendor/thomseddon/http/lib/HTTP.php' $res = HTTP::post('http://httpbin.org/post')->json(array( 'doing' => 'post' ))->send(); var_dump($res->status()); var_dump($res->body()); ``` Prints ``` int(200) class stdClass#3 (8) { ... public $json => class stdClass#8 (1) { public $doing => string(4) "post" } ... } ``` API --- [](#api) ### HTTP [](#http) #### HTTP::get(string $url) [](#httpgetstring-url) Return an HTTP\_Request instance with method set to `GET` #### HTTP::post(string $url) [](#httppoststring-url) Return an HTTP\_Request instance with method set to `POST` #### HTTP::put(string $url) [](#httpputstring-url) Return an HTTP\_Request instance with method set to `PUT` #### HTTP::del(string $url) [](#httpdelstring-url) Return an HTTP\_Request instance with method set to `DELETE` #### HTTP::configure(array $config) [](#httpconfigurearray-config) Two keys can be set: - `base` *string* - This string will be prepended to all `url`'s during `send()` - `headers` *array* - Array of headers that will be sent with all subsequent requests ``` HTTP::configure(array( 'base' => 'http://api.mysite.com/v1', 'headers' => array( 'User-Agent' => 'Frontend Service (0.1)' ) )); HTTP::get('/status'); // GET's http://api.mysite.com/v1/status ``` #### HTTP::on(string $event, function $handler) [](#httponstring-event-function-handler) Add an handler that will be called when `$event` occurs #### HTTP::emit(string $event, mixed $data = null) [](#httpemitstring-event-mixed-data--null) Emit an event, `$data` will be passed to any handlers as the first argument ### HTTP\_Request [](#http_request) All methods (except send) return the `$this` and so can be chained for extra fun. #### method(string $method) [](#methodstring-method) Set HTTP method #### url(string $url) [](#urlstring-url) Set URL #### set(mixed $data, mixed $value = false) [](#setmixed-data-mixed-value--false) Set headers, the following are equivalent: ``` HTTP::get('http://google.com')->set(array( 'User-Agent' => 'My Service (0.1)' )); HTTP::get('http://google.com')->set('User-Agent', 'My Service (0.1)'); HTTP::get('http://google.com')->set('User-Agent: My Service (0.1)'); ``` #### query(array $query) [](#queryarray-query) Set query params, expects `key => value` array #### json(mixed $data) [](#jsonmixed-data) Set's json body: `json_encodes` data and sets `Content-Type` and `Content-Length` headers #### attach(mixed $files, $path = null) [](#attachmixed-files-path--null) Attach a file, the following are equivalent: ``` HTTP::post('http://uploads.com')->attach(array( 'cat' => '/cats/large.png' )); HTTP::post('http://uploads.com')->attach('cat', '/cats/large.png'); ``` #### send() [](#send) Sends the request, returns a `HTTP_Response` ### HTTP Response [](#http-response) #### error() [](#error) `bool` indicated if the request was not successful #### status() [](#status) HTTP status code #### body() [](#body) Response body Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` phpunit ``` Author ------ [](#author) [Thom Seddon](https://twitter.com/ThomSeddon) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License Copyright (c) 2014 Thom Seddon Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. ### Health Score 24 — LowBetter than 32% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity18 Limited adoption so far Community7 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. 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