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Requires
- php: >=8.4
- doctrine/dbal: ^3
- doctrine/doctrine-bundle: ^2.16
- doctrine/doctrine-migrations-bundle: ^3.4
- doctrine/orm: ^3.5
- liquidrazor/dto-api-bundle: ^0.1
- nelmio/cors-bundle: ^2.5
- symfony/cache: ^7.0
- symfony/console: ^7.0
- symfony/doctrine-bridge: ^7
- symfony/flex: ^2
- symfony/framework-bundle: ^7.0
- symfony/http-client: ^7.0
- symfony/http-foundation: ^7.0
- symfony/monolog-bundle: ^3.10
- symfony/rate-limiter: ^7.0
- symfony/routing: ^7.0
- symfony/runtime: ^7.0
- symfony/security-bundle: ^7.0
- symfony/serializer: ^7.0
- symfony/uid: ^7.0
- symfony/validator: ^7.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^12.3
- symfony/browser-kit: ^7.3
- symfony/css-selector: ^7.3
- symfony/debug-bundle: ^7
- symfony/dotenv: ^7
- symfony/maker-bundle: ^1.60
- symfony/twig-bundle: ^7.0
- symfony/var-dumper: ^7.0
- symfony/web-profiler-bundle: ^7.0
README
LiquidApi is a lightweight Composer project creator for building fast, modular, and modern PHP APIs.
It provides a clean, extensible skeleton that helps you start coding immediately without the usual boilerplate overhead.
β¨ Features
- β‘ Slim API skeleton β minimal and fast, ready for async/event-driven workloads.
- π Plug-and-play architecture β integrates easily with Symfony components, ReactPHP, or your own libraries.
- π§© Extensible by design β add custom bundles or drop-in modules without losing flexibility.
- π οΈ Developer-friendly tooling β ships with sensible defaults, DTO-first design, and ready-to-use configs.
β Why LiquidApi?
Modern PHP developers often face a tradeoff:
- Full-stack frameworks like Symfony or Laravel are powerful but heavy and opinionated.
- Lightweight micro-frameworks are fast but often lack structure or conventions.
LiquidApi bridges the gap by offering:
- A fast, clean starting point for APIs without framework bloat.
- Flexibility to scale from a simple microservice to a distributed system.
- Control over your stack β use only the components you actually need.
Whether youβre experimenting, prototyping, or building production-ready services, LiquidApi gives you the freedom to move fast without being boxed in.
π Getting Started
Create a new project using Composer:
composer composer create-project liquidrazor/liquid-api my-api
or if you are using docker (and like less clutter on your own computer)
docker run --rm --interactive --tty -u $(id -u):$(id -g) --volume $PWD:/app composer create-project liquidrazor/liquid-api my-api
π Project Structure
my-api/ βββ config/ # Configuration files βββ public/ # Public entrypoint (index.php) βββ src/ # Your application source code βββ tests/ # Unit and integration tests βββ composer.json # Project dependencies
π§© Extending LiquidApi
LiquidApi is built to be extensible:
- Add Symfony components as needed.
- Swap in ReactPHP for async APIs.
- Write and share your own bundles.
π οΈ Requirements
- PHP 8.3+
- Composer 2.0+
π License
LiquidApi is open-sourced under the MIT license