# walkor/GatewayWorker

Distributed realtime messaging framework based on workerman.

Repository: https://github.com/walkor/GatewayWorker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gatewayworker
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: workerman, realtime-messaging, distributed-systems, websocket
Last push: 2025-06-27T01:30:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 38/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 16, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4132, "days_push": 433, "days_rel": 433, "gap_med": 103.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1046, forks 292 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:21.640066+00:00)

## What it is
GatewayWorker is a PHP framework built on Workerman for rapidly developing long-connection applications using a Gateway/Worker process model. Gateways maintain client connections while Worker processes handle business logic, and both can be deployed across servers to form a distributed cluster.

## Use cases
- build an instant messaging server in php
- push notifications to mobile app clients over websocket
- develop a realtime multiplayer game server
- broadcast messages to groups of connected clients
- build an iot or smart home device messaging backend
- send targeted pushes to specific connected clients

## When to choose
- you need persistent websocket or tcp connections in php
- you want distributed deployment of connection handling and business logic
- you need group or global broadcast push capabilities

## When to avoid
- your app is simple request-response http without persistent connections
- you prefer node.js or go ecosystems for realtime messaging
- you need a managed cloud messaging service rather than self-hosted

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: websocket, message-queue, rpc, concurrency
- domain: microservices, web-development, iot
- platform: php, cli
- tags: workerman, long-connection, push-server, gateway-worker-model, im-server, real-time, messaging, linux

## Member repositories
- walkor/GatewayWorker (main) score 38

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.640066+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:02:00.452595+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/walkor/GatewayWorker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:21.640066+00:00, sha 848a07a00c78)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.