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PhpWSDL2 is a modern PHP library for creating WSDL/SOAP web services with support for multiple protocols including SOAP, JSON, REST, XML-RPC, and HTTP. It provides automatic service description generation, client code generation, and comprehensive documentation features.

Features

🚀 Multiple Protocol Support: SOAP, JSON, REST, XML-RPC, HTTP
📝 Automatic Documentation: HTML service descriptors and PDF generation
🔧 Client Code Generation: Generate clients for PHP, JavaScript, and more
🎯 Modern PHP: Built for PHP 8.0+ with strict typing
📦 Framework Independent: Works with any PHP application
🔍 Reflection-Based: Automatic service discovery using PHP reflection
🎨 Professional Output: Clean, well-formatted documentation and clients

Installation

Install PhpWSDL2 via Composer:

composer require webair-srl/phpwsdl2

Quick Start

1. Create Your Service Class

<?php

class MyWebService
{
    /**
     * Add two numbers
     * 
     * @param int $a First number
     * @param int $b Second number
     * @return int Sum of the numbers
     */
    public function add(int $a, int $b): int
    {
        return $a + $b;
    }

    /**
     * Get user information
     * 
     * @param string $username Username to lookup
     * @return string JSON encoded user data
     */
    public function getUser(string $username): string
    {
        return json_encode([
            'username' => $username,
            'email' => $username . '@example.com',
            'created' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s')
        ]);
    }
}

2. Create Your Service Endpoint

<?php
// service.php

require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use PhpWSDL2\PhpWSDL2;

// Create and configure the service
$service = PhpWSDL2::create(
    MyWebService::class,
    'https://example.com/service.php',
    'MyWebService'
);

// Handle all incoming requests
$service->handleRequest();

3. Access Your Service

Service Description: https://example.com/service.php
WSDL: https://example.com/service.php?WSDL
PDF Documentation: https://example.com/service.php?PDF
REST Call: https://example.com/service.php/add/5/3/

Client Downloads

PhpWSDL2 automatically generates client code for multiple languages and protocols:

Client Type	URL Parameter	Description
PHP SOAP	`?PHPSOAPCLIENT`	PHP SOAP client class
PHP JSON	`?PHPJSONCLIENT`	PHP JSON client class
JavaScript JSON	`?JSJSONCLIENT`	JavaScript JSON client
JavaScript (Minified)	`?JSJSONCLIENT&min`	Minified JavaScript client
PHP XML-RPC	`?PHPRPCCLIENT`	PHP XML-RPC client class
PHP HTTP	`?PHPHTTPCLIENT`	PHP HTTP client class
PHP REST	`?PHPRESTCLIENT`	PHP REST client class

Usage Examples

Using Generated PHP SOAP Client

<?php
require_once 'MyWebService_SOAP_Client.php';

try {
    $client = new MyWebService_SOAP_Client();
    $result = $client->add(5, 3);
    echo "Result: " . $result; // Result: 8
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage();
}

Using Generated JavaScript Client

var client = new MyWebService_JSON_Client();

// Synchronous call
try {
    var result = client.add(5, 3);
    console.log("Result:", result);
} catch (e) {
    console.error("Error:", e.message);
}

// Asynchronous call
client.add(5, 3, function(result, data) {
    if (result.error) {
        console.error("Error:", result.error);
    } else {
        console.log("Success:", result);
    }
});

REST API Calls

# GET request
curl "https://example.com/service.php/add/5/3/"

# Returns JSON response
{"result": 8}

JSON API Calls

# POST request with JSON data
curl -X POST "https://example.com/service.php" \
     -d "json={\"call\":\"add\",\"param\":[5,3]}"

# Returns JSON response
{"result": 8}

Advanced Configuration

Custom SOAP Options

<?php
use PhpWSDL2\PhpWSDL2;

$service = new PhpWSDL2(MyWebService::class, 'https://example.com/service.php');

// Configure SOAP options
$service->getServer()->setSoapOptions([
    'cache_wsdl' => WSDL_CACHE_MEMORY,
    'soap_version' => SOAP_1_2
]);

$service->handleRequest();

Programmatic Usage

<?php
use PhpWSDL2\PhpWSDL2;

$service = new PhpWSDL2(MyWebService::class, 'https://example.com/service.php');

// Generate service descriptor HTML
$html = $service->getServiceDescriptor();

// Generate WSDL
$wsdl = $service->generateWsdl();

// Get service methods
$methods = $service->getServiceMethods();

// Generate specific client
$soapClient = $service->getClientGenerator()->generate('soap', 'php');

Documentation Features

HTML Service Descriptor

PhpWSDL2 automatically generates professional HTML documentation that includes:

Service endpoint and WSDL URLs
Complete method listings with parameters and return types
REST endpoint URLs for each method
Download links for all client types
Professional styling similar to phpWSDL

PDF Documentation

Generate PDF documentation with:

Complete service description
Method signatures and documentation
Parameter details and return types
REST endpoint information

Protocol Support

SOAP

Full WSDL 1.1 and 2.0 support
Automatic WSDL generation
Complex type support via reflection

REST

Clean URL routing (/method/param1/param2/)
JSON response format
GET request support

JSON

POST parameter: json={"call":"method","param":["arg1","arg2"]}
Structured JSON responses
Error handling with proper HTTP status codes

XML-RPC

Standard XML-RPC protocol support
Automatic method registration
Fault handling

HTTP

Simple POST/GET parameter support
call parameter for method name
param array for arguments

Requirements

PHP 8.0 or higher
ext-soap
ext-json
ext-reflection
laminas/laminas-soap
tecnickcom/tcpdf (for PDF generation)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

PhpWSDL2 is developed by tQuadra and is inspired by the original phpWSDL library, modernized for PHP 8+ with additional features and improved architecture.

webair-srl / phpwsdl2

Maintainers

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