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urvin/phikaru
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PHP Hikaru image thumbnail server methods binding

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Phikaru
=======

[](#phikaru)

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PHP Hikaru image thumbnail server methods binding. Allows to operate with [Hikaru](https://github.com/Urvin/hikaru) image thumbnail server

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.1

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

[](#installation)

```
composer require urvin/phikaru
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
// Create a phikaru object, define Hikaru URL and secret signature salt
$phikaru = new \urvin\phikaru\Phikaru('http://hikaru.local', 'not_safe');

// Upload image
$phikaru->upload('three_cows_walking_on_a_road', '/path/to/cows.jpg');

// Create a thumbnail URL as you want
echo $phikaru->thumbnail()
    ->filename('three_cows_walking_on_a_road')
    ->extension('webp')
    ->width(600)
    ->height(600)
    ->cast(\urvin\phikaru\UrlBuilder::CAST_RESIZE_INVERSE)
    ->cast(\urvin\phikaru\UrlBuilder::CAST_TRIM)
    ->cast(\urvin\phikaru\UrlBuilder::CAST_EXTENT);

// When a moment comes, delete source and all thumbnails from server
$phikaru->remove('three_cows_walking_on_a_road');
```

Author
------

[](#author)

Yuriy Gorbachev

License
-------

[](#license)

This module is licensed under the MIT license; see [`LICENSE`](https://github.com/Urvin/phikaru/blob/master/LICENSE)

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 9% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity7

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

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://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2264798?v=4)[Yuriy Gorbachev](/maintainers/Urvin)[@Urvin](https://github.com/Urvin)

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Top Contributors

[![Urvin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2264798?v=4)](https://github.com/Urvin "Urvin (1 commits)")

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