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wpjscc/php-json-rpc
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A maintained fork of the datto/json-rpc package. Fully unit-tested JSON-RPC 2.0 for PHP.

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JSON-RPC for PHP
================

[](#json-rpc-for-php)

> **Note:** This is a maintained fork of the original [datto/json-rpc](https://github.com/datto/php-json-rpc) package, which has been abandoned. This repository will be kept up-to-date with bug fixes and new features.

Overview
--------

[](#overview)

This package allows you to create and evaluate JSON-RPC messages, using your own PHP code to evaluate the requests.

This package allows you to create and evaluate any JSON-RPC message. It implements the JSON-RPC specifications, but does *not* provide a transport layer—which you'll also need if you want to send or receive messages over a distance! One of the beautiful features of JSON-RPC is that you can use *any*transport layer to carry your messages: This package gives you that option.

If you're looking for an end-to-end solution, with the transport layer included, then you should use one of these alternative packages instead:

- To send messages over HTTP(S), use the [php-json-rpc-http](https://github.com/hcs-llc/php-json-rpc-http) package.
- To send messages over SSH, use the [php-json-rpc-ssh](https://github.com/hcs-llc/php-json-rpc-ssh) package.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Correct: fully compliant with the [JSON-RPC 2.0 specifications](http://www.jsonrpc.org/specification) (100% unit-test coverage)
- Flexible: you can use your own code to evaluate the JSON-RPC method strings
- Minimalistic: extremely lightweight
- Ready to use, with working examples

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

### Client

[](#client)

```
$client = new Client();

$client->query(1, 'add', array(1, 2));

$message = $client->encode();

// message: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"add","params":[1,2],"id":1}
```

### Server

[](#server)

```
$api = new Api();

$server = new Server($api);

$reply = $server->reply($message);

// reply: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":3,"id":1}
```

*See the [examples](https://github.com/hcs-llc/php-json-rpc/tree/master/examples) folder for full working examples.*

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.0

License
-------

[](#license)

This package is released under an open-source license: [LGPL-3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.html)

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

[](#installation)

If you're using [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/), you can include this library ([hcs-llc/php-json-rpc](https://packagist.org/packages/hcs-llc/php-json-rpc)) like this:

```
composer require "hcs-llc/php-json-rpc"

```

Getting started
---------------

[](#getting-started)

1. Try the examples. You can run the examples from the project directory like this:

    ```
    php examples/client.php
    php examples/server.php

    ```
2. Take a look at the code "examples/src"—then replace it with your own!

Unit tests
----------

[](#unit-tests)

You can run the suite of unit tests from the project directory like this:

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit

```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

See what has changed: [Changelog](https://github.com/hcs-llc/php-json-rpc/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)

Original Author
---------------

[](#original-author)

[Spencer Mortensen](http://spencermortensen.com/contact/)

###  Health Score

33

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance66

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity40

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 79.1% 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

199d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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