webair-srl / phpwsdl2
PhpWSDL2 - Modern PHP WSDL/SOAP WebService Library with Multiple Protocol Support
Requires
- php: >=8.2
- ext-json: *
- ext-reflection: *
- ext-soap: *
- tecnickcom/tcpdf: ^7.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpstan/phpstan: ^1.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^9.6.33|^10.5.62
- squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.6
README
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 8.2+ 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
TCPDF 7 generates its font assets in the consuming project. Because Composer does not
execute scripts declared by dependencies, add the following script to the root
composer.json of the application that installs PhpWSDL2:
{
"scripts": {
"tcpdf-fonts": [
"[ ! -d vendor/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font ] || [ -f vendor/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font/target/fonts/core/helvetica.json ] || make -C vendor/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font deps fonts"
],
"post-install-cmd": ["@tcpdf-fonts"],
"post-update-cmd": ["@tcpdf-fonts"]
}
}
For an existing installation, initialize the fonts once with:
make -C vendor/tecnickcom/tc-lib-pdf-font deps fonts
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
callparameter for method nameparamarray for arguments
Requirements
- PHP 8.2 or higher
- ext-soap
- ext-json
- ext-reflection
- tecnickcom/tcpdf ^7.0 (for PDF generation)
makeand outbound network access during font asset initialization
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.