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xp-framework/http
=================

HTTP protocol support for the XP Framework

v10.3.0(2y ago)2218.0k↓17.1%2[2 PRs](https://github.com/xp-framework/http/pulls)11BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP >=7.0.0

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HTTP protocol support for the XP Framework
==========================================

[](#http-protocol-support-for-the-xp-framework)

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Implements HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) and provides a client to interact with HTTP servers. The `HttpConnection` is the entry point class.

Methods
-------

[](#methods)

Different request methods are handled by `HttpConnection` class methods as follows:

- GET - via `get()`
- POST - via `post()`
- HEAD - via `head()`
- PUT - via `put()`
- PATCH - via `patch()`
- DELETE - via `delete()`
- OPTIONS - via `options()`
- TRACE - via `trace()`

Other methods (e.g. `MKCOL` from WebDAV) are supported via `request()`.

Headers
-------

[](#headers)

The following code will show the response headers for a HEAD request:

```
use peer\http\HttpConnection;

$c= new HttpConnection('http://xp-framework.net/');
Console::writeLine($c->head());
```

Getting data
------------

[](#getting-data)

```
with ($c= new HttpConnection('http://xp-framework.net/')); {
  $response= $c->get();
  Console::writeLine('Response: ', $response);

  $in= $response->in();
  while ($in->available()) {
    $bytes= $in->read();
  }
}
```

SSL support
-----------

[](#ssl-support)

This API also supports SSL connections - based on the scheme given to `HttpConnection`'s constructor the `HttpRequestFactory` class will create an SSL connection. This is transparent from the outside, the rest of the calls are the same!

Example:

```
$c= new HttpConnection('https://example.com/');
```

Note: SSL connections depend on either the PHP extension `curl` or `openssl`.

###  Health Score

40

—

FairBetter than 88% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity35

Limited adoption so far

Community27

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity69

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 83.9% 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 ~124 days

Recently: every ~221 days

Total

28

Last Release

785d ago

Major Versions

v6.2.1 → v7.0.02016-02-21

v7.0.1 → v8.0.02016-08-28

v8.0.1 → v9.0.02017-06-19

v9.1.4 → v10.0.02020-04-10

PHP version history (4 changes)v6.0.0PHP >=5.4.0

v6.2.0PHP >=5.5.0

v8.0.0PHP >=5.6.0

v10.0.0PHP >=7.0.0

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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