Get insights from Composer, NPM, GitHub, and more via a unified, strongly‑typed API.
- Multi‑ecosystem: Composer, NPM, GitHub, jsDelivr, OSV, BundlePhobia
- Analyses: Metadata, downloads, security, activity, quality
- Strong typing: PHP 8.3+ with strict types
- Extensible: Provider/factory architecture
- Well‑tested: Extensive automated test suite
- Lean deps: Symfony components and PSR interfaces
- HTTP/3 (QUIC) support with graceful fallback
composer require smnandre/packapi
use PackApi\Bridge\Packagist\PackagistProviderFactory;
use PackApi\Http\HttpClientFactory;
use PackApi\Inspector\{MetadataInspector, DownloadStatsInspector};
use PackApi\Package\ComposerPackage;
$http = new HttpClientFactory();
$packagist = new PackagistProviderFactory($http);
$metadata = new MetadataInspector([
$packagist->createMetadataProvider(),
]);
$downloads = new DownloadStatsInspector([
$packagist->createStatsProvider(),
]);
$package = new ComposerPackage('symfony/console');
$meta = $metadata->getMetadata($package);
$stats = $downloads->getStats($package);
echo 'Package: '.($meta?->name ?? 'N/A')."\n";
echo 'Monthly downloads: '.($stats?->get('monthly')?->getCount() ?? 'N/A')."\n";
For activity, content, quality, and OSV security, add the relevant provider factories (GitHub, jsDelivr, OSV) and pass them to the corresponding inspectors.
Ecosystem | Package Type | Metadata | Downloads | Security | Activity | Content | Bundle Size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composer | ComposerPackage |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
NPM | NpmPackage |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
GitHub | Any with repo URL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
use PackApi\Inspector\MetadataInspector;
use PackApi\Bridge\Packagist\PackagistProviderFactory;
use PackApi\Package\ComposerPackage;
$factory = new PackagistProviderFactory($httpClient);
$inspector = new MetadataInspector([
$factory->createMetadataProvider()
]);
$package = new ComposerPackage('laravel/framework');
$metadata = $inspector->getMetadata($package);
echo $metadata->getName() . "\n"; // laravel/framework
echo $metadata->getDescription() . "\n"; // The Laravel Framework
echo $metadata->getLicense() . "\n"; // MIT
echo $metadata->getRepository() . "\n"; // https://github.com/laravel/framework
use PackApi\Inspector\DownloadStatsInspector;
use PackApi\Package\NpmPackage;
$inspector = new DownloadStatsInspector([
$npmFactory->createDownloadStatsProvider(),
$packagistFactory->createStatsProvider()
]);
$package = new NpmPackage('react');
$stats = $inspector->getStats($package);
$monthly = $stats->get('monthly');
if ($monthly) {
echo "Downloads this month: " . number_format($monthly->getCount()) . "\n";
$days = $monthly->getEnd()->diff($monthly->getStart())->days + 1;
echo "Daily average: " . number_format($monthly->getCount() / $days) . "\n";
}
use PackApi\Inspector\SecurityInspector;
use PackApi\Bridge\OSV\OSVProviderFactory;
use PackApi\Bridge\GitHub\GitHubProviderFactory;
$inspector = new SecurityInspector([
$osvFactory->createSecurityProvider(), // OSV Database
$githubFactory->createSecurityProvider() // GitHub Security Advisories
]);
$advisories = $inspector->getSecurityAdvisories($package);
foreach ($advisories as $advisory) {
echo "ALERT: {$advisory->getTitle()}\n";
echo " Severity: {$advisory->getSeverity()}\n";
echo " Link: {$advisory->getLink()}\n\n";
}
use PackApi\Inspector\ActivityInspector;
$inspector = new ActivityInspector([
$githubFactory->createActivityProvider()
]);
$activity = $inspector->getActivitySummary($package);
echo "Last commit: " . $activity->getLastCommit()?->format('Y-m-d') . "\n";
echo "Contributors: " . $activity->getContributors() . "\n";
echo "Open issues: " . $activity->getOpenIssues() . "\n";
echo "Latest release: " . $activity->getLastRelease() . "\n";
use PackApi\Inspector\ContentInspector;
$inspector = new ContentInspector([
$jsDelivrFactory->createContentProvider(),
$githubFactory->createContentProvider()
]);
$content = $inspector->getContentOverview($package);
echo "Files: " . $content->getFileCount() . "\n";
echo "Total size: " . number_format($content->getTotalSize()) . " bytes\n";
echo "Has README: " . ($content->hasReadme() ? 'Yes' : 'No') . "\n";
echo "Has tests: " . ($content->hasTests() ? 'Yes' : 'No') . "\n";
use PackApi\Bridge\BundlePhobia\BundlePhobiaProviderFactory;
$httpFactory = new HttpClientFactory();
$factory = new BundlePhobiaProviderFactory($httpFactory);
$sizeProvider = $factory->createBundleSizeProvider();
$package = new NpmPackage('lodash');
$bundleSize = $sizeProvider->getBundleSize($package);
if ($bundleSize) {
echo "Bundle size: " . $bundleSize->getFormattedSize() . "\n";
echo "Gzipped: " . $bundleSize->getFormattedGzipSize() . "\n";
echo "Dependencies: " . $bundleSize->getDependencyCount() . "\n";
}
PackApi supports HTTP/3 for improved performance:
use PackApi\Http\HttpClientFactory;
$httpFactory = new HttpClientFactory();
$client = $httpFactory->createClient([
'enable_quic' => true // Automatic fallback if not supported
]);
Enable HTTP caching at the Symfony HTTP client level (e.g., CachingHttpClient
with an HttpKernel Store
). PackApi does not require a separate configuration object.
Pass a PSR‑3 logger to HttpClientFactory
to log outgoing requests in examples and providers.
For higher GitHub rate limits, provide a token:
// Via environment variable
$_ENV['GITHUB_TOKEN'] = 'ghp_your_token_here';
// Pass the token to GitHubProviderFactory when creating providers
// $github = new GitHubProviderFactory($httpFactory, $_ENV['GITHUB_TOKEN'] ?? null);
PackApi uses a clean, extensible architecture:
- Packages: Represent different package types (
ComposerPackage
,NpmPackage
) - Inspectors: Analyze specific aspects (metadata, downloads, security, etc.)
- Providers: Fetch data from external sources (Packagist, GitHub, NPM, etc.)
- Models: Strongly-typed value objects for results
- Builder: Fluent API for configuration
Each inspector accepts one or more providers from the corresponding factory. Providers are tried in order until one succeeds.
$security = new SecurityInspector([
$osvFactory->createSecurityProvider(),
$githubFactory->createSecurityProvider(),
$packagistFactory->createSecurityProvider(),
]);
$advisories = $security->getSecurityAdvisories($package);
PackApi has comprehensive test coverage:
# Run tests
composer test
# Run with coverage
composer test-coverage
# Check code style
composer cs
# Fix code style
composer cs-fix
Run the sample scripts in examples/
to try PackApi quickly:
examples/metadata-analysis.php
: print package metadataexamples/download-stats-analysis.php
: print download periodsexamples/content-analysis.php
: analyze files and flagsexamples/activity-analysis.php
: summarize repo activity (setGITHUB_TOKEN
for richer data)examples/security-analysis.php
: list security advisories (OSV/GitHub)examples/bundlephobia-size.php
: show NPM bundle sizesexamples/all-analysis.php
: run a combined analysis with sensible fallbacks
Usage:
php examples/metadata-analysis.php
php examples/all-analysis.php
// 1. Implement the provider interface
class MyCustomProvider implements MetadataProviderInterface
{
public function supports(Package $package): bool { /* ... */ }
public function getMetadata(Package $package): ?Metadata { /* ... */ }
}
// 2. Create a factory
class MyCustomProviderFactory
{
public function createMetadataProvider(): MyCustomProvider
{
return new MyCustomProvider($this->httpClient);
}
}
// 3. Use in inspector
$inspector = new MetadataInspector([
new MyCustomProvider($httpClient)
]);
- PHP 8.3+ (uses modern PHP features)
- ext-json (for API responses)
- ext-curl (for HTTP requests)
- ext-mbstring (for string handling)
- ext-curl with HTTP/3 (for QUIC support)
- Redis/Memcached (for distributed caching)
Contributions are welcome! Please start by creating an issue to discuss your changes.
Created and maintained by Simon André.
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MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.