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yggverse/nex
============

PHP 8 Library for Nex Protocol

1.1.2(1y ago)025MITPHP

Since Apr 23Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

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nex-php
=======

[](#nex-php)

PHP 8 Library for NEX Protocol (see also [nps-php](https://github.com/YGGverse/nps-php))

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
composer require yggverse/nex

```

Client
------

[](#client)

PHP interface for NEX protocol queries

```
$client = new \Yggverse\Nex\Client;
```

#### Client::request

[](#clientrequest)

Request data from URL | URI if constructed by URL

```
var_dump(
    $client->request(
        'nex://nightfall.city/nex/'
    )
);
```

#### Client::setHost

[](#clientsethost)

#### Client::getHost

[](#clientgethost)

#### Client::setPort

[](#clientsetport)

#### Client::getPort

[](#clientgetport)

#### Client::setPath

[](#clientsetpath)

#### Client::getPath

[](#clientgetpath)

#### Client::setQuery

[](#clientsetquery)

#### Client::getQuery

[](#clientgetquery)

#### Client::getOptions

[](#clientgetoptions)

#### Client::setOptions

[](#clientsetoptions)

Server
------

[](#server)

Build interactive server instance to listen NEX protocol connections!

```
$server = new \Yggverse\Nex\Server;
```

Provide optional `host`, `port` and `size` arguments in constructor or use available setters after object initiation.

```
$server = new \Yggverse\Nex\Server('127.0.0.1', 1900);
```

#### Server::setHost

[](#serversethost)

#### Server::getHost

[](#servergethost)

#### Server::setPort

[](#serversetport)

#### Server::getPort

[](#servergetport)

#### Server::setSize

[](#serversetsize)

#### Server::getSize

[](#servergetsize)

#### Server::setLive

[](#serversetlive)

#### Server::getLive

[](#servergetlive)

#### Server::start

[](#serverstart)

Run server object using this method.

Define handler function as the argument to process application logic dependent of client request.

```
$server->start(
    function (
        string $request,
        string $connect
    ): ?string
    {
        printf(
            'connection: %s request: %s',
            $connect,
            $request
        );

        return null; // null|string response
    }
);
```

#### Server::stop

[](#serverstop)

Stop server instance.

Same to `Server::setLive(false)`

Integrations
------------

[](#integrations)

- [next](https://github.com/YGGverse/next) - PHP 8 Server for NEX Protocol

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance33

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity44

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 ~25 days

Total

4

Last Release

679d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/67b0f652ebac064d26ca06ba5fd4271fab0ac5482d6c2d4865b8f3697721bc31?d=identicon)[d47081](/maintainers/d47081)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/d4eafa818f51a43c026ee538ac36192684eef5e128e1eac8d622b74d1bfd4de4?d=identicon)[YGGverse](/maintainers/YGGverse)

---

Top Contributors

[![d47081](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/108541346?v=4)](https://github.com/d47081 "d47081 (1 commits)")

---

Tags

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