README.md

Multi-cURL

Usage

Single HTTP request

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Client;

$client = new Client();

A base URL can be set so that future request-related methods do not have to specify the full endpoint. For example:

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Client;

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');

$response = $client->get('posts/1'); // Endpoint from the base URL

echo $response->getBody();

The cURL handle will be created automatically and be ready to use.

Asynchronous HTTP requests

Multiple HTTP requests can be made simultaneously instead of one after the other, thereby limiting the completion time to the duration of the single slowest request instead of the sum of all requests combined.

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Async;

$async = new Async();

A base URL can be set so that future request-related methods do not have to specify the full endpoint. For example:

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Async;
use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException;

$async = new Async('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');

$ids = [
    'posts',
    'comments'
];

$async->create($ids);

try {

    $async
        ->use('posts')->get('posts/1')
        ->use('comments')->get('comments/1');

} catch (ClientException $e) {
    die($e->getMessage());
}

$async->execute();

foreach ($ids as $id) {

    try {

        echo $async->use($id)->getBody();

    } catch (ClientException $e) {
        die($e->getMessage());
    }

}

cURL handles must be made explicitly using the create() method before using.

InteractsWithApi trait

The Bayfront\MultiCurl\Api\InteractsWithApi trait can be used to simplify making asynchronous requests to an API. For more information, see API documentation.

Public methods

Async class only

• create
• use
• execute

Once a cURL handle has been created, the following methods can be used:

• getHandle
• reset
• close
• setOptions
• setHeaders
• setToken

Request

• download
• get
• connect
• delete
• head
• options
• patch
• post
• put
• trace

Response

• getHeaders
• getHeader
• getBody
• getErrorNumber
• isError
• getErrorMessage
• getStatusCode
• getInfo
• isInformational
• isSuccessful
• isRedirection
• isClientError
• isServerError
• isOk
• isForbidden
• isNotFound

---

create

Description:

(Only available in Async class)

Create cURL handles with identifiers.

cURL handles must be created before they can be used.

Parameters:

• $ids (array)

Returns:

• (self)

Example:

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Async;

$async = new Async('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');

$ids = [
    'posts',
    'comments'
];

$async->create($ids);

---

use

Description:

(Only available in Async class)

Sets current cURL handle.

Once the cURL handle has been created using create(), it can be used by specifying the ID of the handle you wish to use.

A Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException exception will be thrown if the ID does not exist.

Parameters:

• $id (string)

Returns:

• (self)

Throws:

• Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException

Example:

use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Async;
use Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException;

$async = new Async('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');

$ids = [
    'posts',
    'comments'
];

$async->create($ids);

try {

    $async
        ->use('posts')->get('posts/1')
        ->use('comments')->get('comments/1');

} catch (ClientException $e) {
    die($e->getMessage());
}

$async->execute();

---

execute

Description:

(Only available in Async class)

Execute the given cURL session.

The response methods will only return results after the execute() method has been called.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (self)

Example:

See the above example for use().

---

getHandle

Description:

Returns the cURL handle.

A Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException exception will be thrown if the handle does not exist.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (resource): cURL handle

Throws:

• Bayfront\MultiCurl\Exceptions\ClientException

---

reset

Description:

Resets all request settings.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (self)

---

close

Description:

Reset all settings and close the cURL handle(s).

NOTE: This method is called in the class destructor.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (self)

---

setOptions

Description:

Sets an array of options for the cURL session.

Parameters:

• $options (array)

Returns:

• (self)

Example:

$client->setOptions([
    CURLOPT_HEADER => false
]);

---

setHeaders

Description:

Sets an array of headers for the cURL session.

Parameters:

• $headers (array)

Returns:

• (self)

Example:

$client->setHeaders([
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json; charset=UTF-8'
]);

---

setToken

Description:

Sets token authorization header using a given token.

Parameters:

• $token (string)

Returns:

• (self)

---

download

Description:

(Only available in Client class)

Initiates file download in the browser.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $memory_limit = 128 (int): Memory limit (in MB)

Returns:

• (void)

Example:

$client = new Client();
$client->download('https://www.example.com/image.jpg');

---

get

Description:

Executes GET request, including optional data sent as query parameters.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)

Returns:

• (self)

Example:

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');
$response = $client->get('posts/1');

---

connect

Description:

Executes CONNECT request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

delete

Description:

Executes DELETE request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

head

Description:

Executes HEAD request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

options

Description:

Executes OPTIONS request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

patch

Description:

Executes PATCH request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

post

Description:

Executes POST request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

put

Description:

Executes PUT request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

trace

Description:

Executes TRACE request, including optional data.

Parameters:

• $url (string)
• $data = [] (array)
• $json_encode = false (bool): json_encode the $data array and set the Content-Type header as application/json, if not already defined

Returns:

• (self)

---

getHeaders

Description:

Returns array of headers from the previous request.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (array)

Example:

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');
$response = $client->get('posts/1');

print_r($response->getHeaders());

---

getHeader

Description:

Returns single header value from the previous request, with optional default value if not existing.

Parameters:

• $header (string)
• $default = NULL (mixed)

Returns:

• (mixed)

Example:

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');
$response = $client->get('posts/1');

echo $response->getHeader('Date');

---

getBody

Description:

Returns body of the previous request, with optional default value if not existing.

Parameters:

• $json_decode = false (bool): Decode JSON contents to an array
• $default = NULL (mixed)

Returns:

• (mixed)

Example:

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');
$response = $client->get('posts/1');

echo $response->getBody();

---

getErrorNumber

Description:

Returns error number of the previous request, or zero if no error exists.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (int)

Example:

$client = new Client('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com');
$response = $client->get('posts/1');

echo $response->getErrorNumber();

---

isError

Description:

Is previous request an error.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

getErrorMessage

Description:

Returns error message of the previous request, or an empty string if no error occurred.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (string)

---

getStatusCode

Description:

Returns status code of the previous request, or zero if not existing.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (int)

---

getInfo

Description:

Returns array of information about the previous request, a single option constant, or null if not existing.

Parameters:

• $opt = NULL (mixed): Optional option constant

For more information, see: curl_getinfo

Returns:

• (mixed)

---

isInformational

Description:

Is status code informational.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isSuccessful

Description:

Is status code successful.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isRedirection

Description:

Is status code a redirection.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isClientError

Description:

Is status code a client error.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isServerError

Description:

Is status code a server error.

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isOk

Description:

Is status code OK (200).

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isForbidden

Description:

Is status code forbidden (403).

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)

---

isNotFound

Description:

Is status code not found (404).

Parameters:

• None

Returns:

• (bool)