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volantus/php-pigpio
===================

PHP client for the pigpio daemon library

0.3.0(7y ago)101343[1 issues](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/issues)GPL-3.0-onlyPHPPHP ^7.0

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Pigpio client library for PHP
=============================

[](#pigpio-client-library-for-php)

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PHP client for the great [Pigpio daemon](http://abyz.me.uk/rpi/pigpio/pigpiod.html) library

‼️ Alpha status:

> Library is currently in Alpha status. Bugs may occur, library may be unstable, API may be changed anytime.

> Feedback and bug reports are highly welcome!

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

[](#installation)

Library may be installed by using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require volantus/php-pigpio

```

Features
--------

[](#features)

Currently the following features are fully implemented. If your desired Pigpio feature is not fully supported, you may use [raw requests](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/raw-requests.md).

FeatureStatusVersion[Notifications (e.g. GPIO changes)](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/notifications.md)✔️ Fully supported0.1.1[Reading PWM signals](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/reading-pwm-signals.md)✔️ Fully supported0.1.2[Sending PWM signals](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/sending-pwm-signals.md)✔️ Fully supported0.3.0[SPI communication](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/spi-communication.md)✔️ Fully supported0.2.0[Hall sensors rotation counter](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/rotation-counter.md)✔️ Fully supported0.2.5[Raw requests/response handling](https://github.com/Volantus/php-pigpio/blob/master/docs/raw-requests.md)✔️ Fully supported0.1.1Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

This library is interacting with Pigpio by using sockets. The core communication is handled by the Client class:

```
use Volantus\Pigpio\Client;
use Volantus\Pigpio\Network\Socket;

$client = new Client(new Socket('127.0.0.1', 8888));
```

### Starting the Pigpio daemon

[](#starting-the-pigpio-daemon)

If the daemon is not running already, it can simply be started via:

```
sudo pigpiod
```

Contribution
------------

[](#contribution)

Contributors are highly welcome! Please report bugs, ask questions and create feature requests :)

### Pull requests

[](#pull-requests)

Three simple rules:

1. Write Tests
2. Follow the project code style
3. Use feature branches/forks and pull requests

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity18

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity55

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

Every ~10 days

Recently: every ~23 days

Total

11

Last Release

2881d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![marius-meissner](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4172752?v=4)](https://github.com/marius-meissner "marius-meissner (74 commits)")

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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