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zero-to-prod/stream-context
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A wrapper for stream\_context\_create()

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Zerotoprod\\StreamContext
=========================

[](#zerotoprodstreamcontext)

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Contents
--------

[](#contents)

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Documentation Publishing](#documentation-publishing)
    - [Automatic Documentation Publishing](#automatic-documentation-publishing)
- [Usage](#usage)
    - [Supported Protocols](#supported-protocols)
- [Local Development](./LOCAL_DEVELOPMENT.md)
- [Contributing](#contributing)

Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

A wrapper for the [`stream_context_create()`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.stream-context-create.php) method.

It provides classes that define all the options for this method.

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

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.1 or higher.

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

[](#installation)

Install `Zerotoprod\StreamContext` via [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/):

```
composer require zero-to-prod/stream-context
```

This will add the package to your project’s dependencies and create an autoloader entry for it.

Documentation Publishing
------------------------

[](#documentation-publishing)

You can publish this README to your local documentation directory.

This can be useful for providing documentation for AI agents.

This can be done using the included script:

```
# Publish to default location (./docs/zero-to-prod/stream-context)
vendor/bin/zero-to-prod-stream-context

# Publish to custom directory
vendor/bin/zero-to-prod-stream-context /path/to/your/docs
```

### Automatic Documentation Publishing

[](#automatic-documentation-publishing)

You can automatically publish documentation by adding the following to your `composer.json`:

```
{
  "scripts": {
    "post-install-cmd": [
      "zero-to-prod-stream-context"
    ],
    "post-update-cmd": [
      "zero-to-prod-stream-context"
    ]
  }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use Zerotoprod\StreamContext\StreamContext;
use Zerotoprod\StreamContext\DataModels\Options;
use Zerotoprod\StreamContext\DataModels\Http;

$client = stream_socket_client(
    'ssl://neverssl.com:443',
    $error_code,
    $error_message,
    30,
    STREAM_CLIENT_CONNECT,
    StreamContext::create([
        Options::http => [
            Http::method => 'GET',
            Http::header => "Accept-language: en\r\n"."Cookie: foo=bar",
            Http::proxy => 'proxy'
        ],
        ['options']
    ])->context
);

fclose($client);
```

### Supported Protocols

[](#supported-protocols)

- HTTP: Customize request methods, headers, user-agent, and more.
- FTP: Manage file transfers with options like overwrite, resume position, and proxy.
- SSL: Configure SSL/TLS options including peer verification, certificates, and more.
- Phar: Set options like compression and metadata for Phar archives.
- Zip: Handle encrypted Zip files with password options.
- Zlib: Control compression levels for zlib streams.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check the [issues](https://github.com/zero-to-prod/stream-context/issues) page if you want to contribute.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (`git checkout -b feature-branch`).
3. Commit changes (`git commit -m 'Add some feature'`).
4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature-branch`).
5. Create a new Pull Request.

###  Health Score

37

—

LowBetter than 81% of packages

Maintenance54

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity17

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

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 ~18 days

Recently: every ~54 days

Total

21

Last Release

307d ago

Major Versions

v71.x-dev → v81.0.02025-01-29

PHP version history (3 changes)v71.0.0PHP ^7.1

v71.2.4PHP >=7.1

v81.0.0PHP >=8.1

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

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###  Code Quality

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