php-fig/http-factory

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PHP-FIG's PSR-17 interfaces describing factories for creating PSR-7 HTTP message objects (requests, responses, URIs, streams, uploaded files). It provides only interfaces, not an implementation, enabling interoperability between HTTP libraries and frameworks.

Use cases

• create PSR-7 HTTP messages without coupling to a specific implementation
• write framework-agnostic PHP middleware that needs request/response factories
• swap HTTP message implementations in a PHP application via a standard interface
• build reusable PHP packages that construct HTTP requests and responses
• type-hint against a standard HTTP factory in dependency injection containers

When to choose

• you are building PHP libraries or middleware that must interoperate with any PSR-7 implementation
• you need standard interfaces to inject HTTP message factories into your components
• you are implementing PSR-17 in your own HTTP message library

When to avoid

• you need an actual working HTTP factory implementation rather than interfaces
• your project does not use PSR-7 HTTP messages
• you are not working in PHP

Facets

library · maturity stable

http-client http-server middleware web-development backend apis php psr-17 psr-7 http-factories interfaces interop php-fig standards

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