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Re: PHP HTTP Client preference

From:

Karen Coombs <[log in to unmask]>

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Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:43:24 -0600

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Hi everyone,

Wanted to let people here know that the OCLC WSKey or OCLC Auth
library in PHP which the community helped contribute feedback about is
now available via GitHub
(https://github.com/OCLC-Developer-Network/oclc-auth-php). You can
learn more about what it does via our announcement on the Developer
Network blog - http://t.co/vaNDsvw01w. Please send any questions or
comments via emails to devnet[at]oclc[dot]org

Karen

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Karen Coombs <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for your helpful feedback on the PHP HTTP Client
> library. I ended up choosing Guzzle and am in the process of
> incorporating and testing it. If you're interested in my rationale and
> when the OCLC WSKey (Web Service key) code library will be available,
> check out my post on the development effort on the Developer Network
> website - http://oc.lc/RyoUKC
>
> Karen
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Walker, David <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> We're also using Guzzle, and really like it.
>>
>> --Dave
>>
>> -------------------------
>> David Walker
>> Director, Systemwide Digital Library Services
>> California State University
>> 562-355-4845
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Coombs
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 3:52 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP HTTP Client preference
>>
>> Thanks so much for all the feedback guys. Keep it coming. I'll definitely check out Guzzle as an option.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Hagedon, Mike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Guzzle++
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
>>> Of Kevin S. Clarke
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 8:37 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP HTTP Client preference
>>>
>>> Another +1 for Guzzle
>>>
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Kevin Reiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can second Guzzle. We have been using it for our our in-house PHP
>>>> applications that require HTTP interactions for about six months and
>>>> it has worked out very well. Guzzle has also been incorporated as the
>>>> new default HTTP client in the next version of Drupal.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________
>>>>  From: Ross Singer <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 10:59 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP HTTP Client preference
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey Karen,
>>>>
>>>> We use Guzzle: http://guzzlephp.org/
>>>>
>>>> It's nice, seems to work well for our needs, is available in
>>>> packagist, and is the HTTP client library in the official AWS SDK
>>>> libraries (which was a big endorsement, in our view).
>>>>
>>>> We're still in the process of moving all of our clients over to it
>>>> (we built a homegrown HTTP client on top of CURL first), but have
>>>> been really impressed with it so far.
>>>>
>>>> -Ross.
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 3, 2013, at 10:49 AM, "Coombs,Karen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > One project I'm working on for OCLC right now is building a set of
>>>> object-oriented client libraries in PHP that will assist developers
>>>> with interacting with our web services. The first of these libraries
>>>> we'd like to release provides classes for authentication and
>>>> authorization to our web services. You can read more about
>>>> Authentication/Authorization and our web services on the Developer
>>>> Network site<http://oc.lc/devnet>
>>>> >
>>>> > The purpose of this project is to make a simple and easy to use
>>>> > object
>>>> oriented library that supports our various authentication methods.
>>>> >
>>>> > This library need to make HTTP requests and I've looked at a number
>>>> > of
>>>> potential libraries and HTTP clients in PHP.
>>>> >
>>>> > Why am I not just considering using CURL natively?
>>>> >
>>>> > The standard CURL functions in PHP are not object-oriented. All of
>>>> > our
>>>> code libraries (both our authentication/authorization library and
>>>> future libraries for interacting with the REST services themselves)
>>>> need to perform a robust set of HTTP interactions. Using the standard
>>>> CURL functions would very likely increase the size of the code
>>>> libraries and the potential for errors and inconsistencies within the
>>>> code base because of how much we use HTTP.
>>>> >
>>>> > Given this, I believe there are three possible options and would
>>>> > like to
>>>> get the community's feedback on which option you would prefer.
>>>> >
>>>> > Option 1. - Write my own HTTP Client on top of the standard PHP
>>>> > CURL
>>>> implementation. This means people using the code library can only
>>>> download it and now worry about any dependencies. However, that means
>>>> adding extra code to our library which, although essential, isn't at
>>>> the core of what we're trying to support. My fear is that my client
>>>> will never be as good as an existing client.
>>>> >
>>>> > Option 2. - Use HTTPful code library (http://phphttpclient.com/).
>>>> > This
>>>> is a well developed and supported code base which is designed
>>>> specifically to support REST interactions. It is easy to install via
>>>> Composer or Phar, or manually. It is slim and trim and only does the HTTP Client functions.
>>>> It does create a dependency on an external (but small) library.
>>>> >
>>>> > Option 3. - Use the Zend 2 HTTPClient. This is a well developed and
>>>> supported code base. The biggest downside is that Zend is a massive
>>>> code library to require. A developer could choose to download only
>>>> the specific set of classes that we are dependent on, but asking
>>>> people to do this may prove confusing to some developers.
>>>> >
>>>> > I'd appreciate your feedback so we can provide the most useful set
>>>> > of
>>>> libraries to the community.
>>>> >
>>>> > Karen
>>>> >
>>>> > Karen A. Coombs
>>>> > Senior Product Analyst
>>>> > WorldShare Platform
>>>> > [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>>> > 614-764-4068
>>>> > Skype: librarywebchic
>>>>

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