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zortje/boxcar-notifications-php
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A Boxcar api wrapper for sending notifications to a Boxcar account

1.0.0(10y ago)22171MITPHPPHP >=5.5

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Boxcar Notifications API PHP wrapper
====================================

[](#boxcar-notifications-api-php-wrapper)

A Boxcar API wrapper for sending notifications to a Boxcar account without any dependencies except the cURL library.

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Installing
----------

[](#installing)

The recommended way to install is though [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/).

```
{
    "require": {
        "zortje/boxcar-notifications-php": "~1.0"
    }
}
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$boxcar = new \Zortje\BoxcarNotifications\Boxcar('secret_access_token');

$boxcar->setSourceName('ACME');
$boxcar->setSound('notifier-1');
$boxcar->setIconUrl('http://new.boxcar.io/images/rss_icons/boxcar-64.png');
$boxcar->setOpenUrl('http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino');

$notification = new \Zortje\BoxcarNotifications\Notification('Message title', 'Bold content text.');

$boxcar->push($notification);
```

**Access token**

`'secret_access_token'` in the above example. Your access token can be found in Boxcar global setting pane (Not the registered Boxcar email address).

**Title**

`'Message title'` in the above example. Title for the notification. Max size is 255 chars.

**Content**

`'Bold content text.'` in the above example. Content of the notification. Can be text or HTML. Max size is 4 Kb.

**Source name**

`'ACME'` in the above example. This is a short source name to show in inbox. Defaults to "Custom notification" if omitted.

**Sound**

`'notifier-1'` in the above example. General sound is used if omitted. Please find list of supported sounds below.

**Icon URL**

`'http://new.boxcar.io/images/rss_icons/boxcar-64.png'` in the above example. Icon to be displayed in the Boxcar inbox.

**open URL**

`'http://maps.google.com/maps?q=cupertino'` in the above example. If defined, Boxcar will redirect the receiver to this url when he/she opens the notification from the Notification Center.

#### Supported sounds

[](#supported-sounds)

The following sounds can be used.

- beep-crisp
- beep-soft
- bell-modern
- bell-one-tone
- bell-simple
- bell-triple
- bird-1
- bird-2
- boing
- cash
- clanging
- detonator-charge
- digital-alarm
- done
- echo
- flourish
- harp
- light
- magic-chime
- magic-coin
- notifier-1
- notifier-2
- notifier-3
- orchestral-long
- orchestral-short
- score
- success
- up

Acknowledgement
---------------

[](#acknowledgement)

Built by following the API specs provided in this Boxcar help [article](http://help.boxcar.io/support/solutions/articles/6000004813-how-to-send-a-notification-to-boxcar-for-ios-users).

Disclaimer
----------

[](#disclaimer)

I am not affiliated with Boxcar in any way.

###  Health Score

28

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LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

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

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Total

1

Last Release

3926d ago

### Community

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