Http Factory Diactoros Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Build vs. buy / adopt: This package lets you standardize on PSR-17 (psr/http-factory:1.0) rather than maintaining bespoke HTTP factory code. The 1.0.0 release is a stability milestone — it signals a committed public contract, which is the threshold most teams use to move a dependency from "pilot" to "supported."
• Vendor and lock-in strategy: Because the surface is a PSR standard rather than a framework-specific API, it keeps HTTP client choice (Guzzle, Symfony HttpClient, Laminas, Nyholm, etc.) reversible. That is a roadmap-level de-risking decision, not just a library choice.
• Interoperability roadmap: Adopting it enables first-class integration with any PSR-7/PSR-18-compliant library, which reduces the cost of future third-party integrations and SDK adoption. This is the main product lever.
• Platform currency: The psr/http-factory:1.0 constraint is a dependency-contract change, not a feature change. PM action is a compatibility audit against the Laravel/PHP versions in your support matrix, not a re-scoping of the roadmap.
• Use cases it unlocks: multi-client HTTP abstraction, test doubles for HTTP layers, reusable integration packages shared across services, and replacing hand-rolled request/response factories in legacy Laravel code.

When to Consider This Package

Consider adoption when:

• You have, or expect to have, more than one HTTP client or SDK in the codebase and want a single factory contract between them.
• You are extracting shared integration code (packages, service templates, internal SDKs) and need a dependency that is standard-backed rather than framework-opinionated.
• You want to replace custom HTTP object construction with a stable, testable interface.
• You need PSR-7/PSR-18 interop for a specific vendor integration, and the alternative is writing an adapter yourself.
• Your team is prepared to pin and audit transitive dependencies; 1.0.0 sets psr/http-factory:1.0 as a floor, so dependency-conflict review is warranted before rollout.

Look elsewhere when:

• The product is entirely on Laravel's built-in Http facade with no PSR interop requirement — the package adds abstraction without a current consumer.
• You need high-level features (retries, pooling, middleware policies). This package exposes a standard contract; it is not an HTTP client and does not replace one.
• You require a long-term-support guarantee beyond semver. 1.0.0 establishes API stability, not a published support timeline; confirm maintenance commitment before making it a platform dependency.
• Your dependency graph is already constrained to an incompatible PSR HTTP factory version; resolve that first rather than forcing the upgrade.

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

To executives: This is a small, standards-based dependency that reduces integration cost and vendor lock-in. The 1.0.0 release means the interface is now stable, so adopting it is a low-risk, reversible decision. It does not add user-facing features; it lowers the cost and risk of future integrations. No incremental infrastructure spend is implied.

To engineering: The package sits on the PSR-17 factory standard and pins psr/http-factory:1.0, giving us a stable, framework-agnostic contract for constructing HTTP objects. 1.0.0 is a compatibility milestone with no new surface area — the work is a dependency audit (Laravel/PHP version support, transitive conflicts) plus a migration path off any hand-rolled factories. Recommend adopting behind the standard interface so clients remain swappable and tests stay simple.