Scraper

Lightweight toolbox to build reusable "scrapers":

• Declare a Request class annotated with the PHP attribute #[Scraper(...)].
• Provide the corresponding Api class (replace "Request" with "Api" in the name) which extends \Scraper\Scraper\Api\AbstractApi and implements execute().
• Use \Scraper\Scraper\Client with an HttpClientInterface to execute the request and retrieve the deserialized object.

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Installation

composer require rem42/scraper "^3.0"

Short introduction

The package centralizes the following logic:

1. A Request (under src/Request/) defines the necessary data and exposes getters used in path variables.
2. The attribute #[\Scraper\Scraper\Attribute\Scraper(...)] (on the Request) describes method, scheme, host, path.
3. \Scraper\Scraper\Client::send() reads this attribute (via ExtractAttribute), builds the HTTP options (headers, query, body, json, auth) according to the interfaces implemented by the Request, then performs the HTTP call.
4. The matching Api class (eg: FooApi) is instantiated and its execute() method returns the final object/array/string.

Quickstart (minimal example)

Schematic example (adapt according to your autoload/imports). Examples use use imports:

use Symfony\Component\HttpClient\HttpClient;
use Scraper\Scraper\Client;
use Scraper\Scraper\Request\ScraperRequest;
use Scraper\Scraper\Attribute\Scraper;
use Scraper\Scraper\Attribute\Method;
use Scraper\Scraper\Attribute\Scheme;
use Scraper\Scraper\Api\AbstractApi;

#[Scraper(
	method: Method::GET,
	scheme: Scheme::HTTPS,
	host: 'example.com',
	path: '/items/{id}'
)]
class ItemRequest extends ScraperRequest
{
	public function __construct(private string $id) {}
	public function getId(): string { return $this->id; }
}

// Provide a matching Api: ItemApi extends AbstractApi

$http = HttpClient::create();
$client = new Client($http);
$result = $client->send(new ItemRequest('42'));

Important conventions

• PSR-4 root namespace: Scraper\\Scraper\\ -> src/ (see composer.json).
• Naming convention: XRequest -> XApi (Client performs this replacement automatically using reflection).
• In the path attribute, variables {name} are replaced by calling getName() on the Request instance (see src/Attribute/ExtractAttribute.php).
• Implement the interfaces in src/Request/ to enable options: RequestHeaders, RequestQuery, RequestBody, RequestBodyJson, RequestAuthBearer, RequestAuthBasic.

Tests / quality / style

• Run unit tests:

composer run unit-test
# or
./vendor/bin/phpunit

• Static analysis (phpstan):

composer run static-analysis

• Check / apply coding style (php-cs-fixer):

composer run code-style-check
composer run code-style-fix

PHP compatibility

composer.json requires php: ^8.4 — the code uses enums and recent types, so PHP 8.4+ is recommended.

Resources and documentation for agents

• Agent helper file: AGENTS.md (tips, patterns, commands). See packages/scraper/AGENTS.md.
• Key code points: src/Client.php, src/Attribute/ExtractAttribute.php, src/Factory/SerializerFactory.php.

Non-exhaustive list of published scrapers

• rem42/scraper-allocine
• rem42/scraper-colissimo
• rem42/scraper-deezer
• rem42/scraper-giantbomb
• rem42/scraper-jeuxvideo
• rem42/scraper-prestashop
• rem42/scraper-shopify
• rem42/scraper-tmdb
• rem42/scraper-tnt

Contributing

See AGENTS.md for rules and patterns to follow. For PRs: green tests + highest phpstan level.