mwangaben/nats-php-client

Official PHP client for NATS messaging system

1.0.0 2026-01-10 16:57 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.0|^8.1|^8.2|^8.3
• ext-json: *
• ext-openssl: *

Requires (Dev)

• friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer: ^3.92
• phpstan/phpstan: ^1.9
• phpunit/phpunit: ^9.0
• squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.7

Suggests

• ext-sockets: For better network performance

MIT

• Benedict Mwanga

• queue
• messaging
• pubsub
• nats
• microservices
• php-nats
• nats-php

README

Official PHP client for the NATS messaging system. NATS is a simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices.

Installation

composer require mwangaben/nats-php-nats-client

Features

• Full NATS protocol support
• Publish/Subscribe messaging
• Request/Reply pattern
• Queue groups
• TLS/SSL support
• Automatic reconnection
• Connection pooling
• Multiple encoding formats (JSON, raw, etc.)
• Comprehensive error handling
• PSR standards compliant

Installation

composer require mwangaben/nats-php/nats-client

CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).

## [2.0.0] - 2024-01-10

### Added
- Official NATS PHP client package
- Full NATS protocol support
- TLS/SSL encryption support
- Automatic reconnection with configurable attempts
- Queue groups support
- Request/Reply pattern (sync & async)
- Multiple encoders (JSON, Raw)
- Comprehensive error handling
- Connection statistics
- Debug logging
- PSR standards compliance
- Unit tests
- Examples and documentation

### Changed
- Complete rewrite with modern PHP practices
- Improved architecture with separation of concerns
- Better error messages and exceptions
- Enhanced performance and reliability

## [1.0.0] - Initial Release
- Basic NATS client functionality
- Publish/Subscribe support
- Basic authentication