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sidebar_key	webrequest
tags	php http

Web Request

A lightweight PSR-7 implementation and highly customized CURL wrapper for making REST calls.

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Overview

PHP WebRequest is a fully PSR-compliant HTTP client package that provides:

PSR Implementations

• ✅ PSR-7 - HTTP Message Interface (Request, Response, Stream)
• ✅ PSR-17 - HTTP Factories (Request, Response, Stream, etc.)
• ✅ PSR-18 - HTTP Client Interface

Additional Features

• Helper classes for common request types (JSON, Form URL Encoded, MultiPart)
• Support for parallel HTTP requests
• Mock client for testing

Documentation

• HTTP Messages and Factories (PSR-7/PSR-17) - Create and manipulate HTTP requests, responses, and streams
• Sending HTTP Requests (PSR-18) - Send HTTP requests with customizable options (proxy, SSL, timeouts)
• Parallel Requests - Execute multiple HTTP requests concurrently for better performance
• Testing with Mock Client - Test HTTP code without real network calls
• Request Helpers - Quickly build JSON, Form, and MultiPart requests
• Comparison with Guzzle - How WebRequest compares to Guzzle HTTP client

Basic Example

<?php
// Create a request
$uri = \ByJG\Util\Uri::getInstanceFromString('http://www.example.com/page');
$request = \ByJG\WebRequest\Psr7\Request::getInstance($uri);

// Send the request
$response = \ByJG\WebRequest\HttpClient::getInstance()->sendRequest($request);

// Process the response
$statusCode = $response->getStatusCode();
$body = $response->getBody()->getContents();

Install

composer require "byjg/webrequest"

Running Tests

# Start the test server
docker-compose up -d

# Run the tests
vendor/bin/phpunit

# Stop the server
docker-compose down

Dependencies

flowchart TD
 byjg/webrequest --> psr/http-message
 byjg/webrequest --> psr/http-client
 byjg/webrequest --> ext-json
 byjg/webrequest --> byjg/uri

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