HAL
A PHP library for creating and formatting hypermedia documents in application/hal+json and application/hal+xml.
What is HAL?
Nocarrier\Hal is a PHP library for creating and formatting hypermedia documents in the HAL (Hypertext Application Language) formats. It provides a simple API to build JSON and XML representations of resources with links and embedded data, solving the problem of implementing HAL-compliant APIs in PHP applications.
PHP developers building RESTful APIs that require hypermedia support, particularly those implementing the HAL specification for resource linking and discoverability.
Developers choose Nocarrier\Hal for its clean, object-oriented API that fully supports the HAL specification, including multi-format output and easy parsing of existing documents, without external dependencies.
Overview
application/hal builder / formatter for PHP 5.4+
Use Cases
Best For
- Implementing HAL-compliant hypermedia APIs in PHP applications
- Adding discoverable links and embedded resources to REST API responses
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