Step by Step Guide to Building a Product Hunt API Integration in PHP

Introduction

Hey there, fellow dev! Ready to dive into the world of Product Hunt's API? We're going to use the awesome jamstarter/ProductHunt-PHP-library to make our lives easier. This guide assumes you're already familiar with PHP and API integrations, so we'll keep things snappy.

Prerequisites

Before we jump in, make sure you've got:

• A PHP environment (you knew that, right?)
• Composer installed (because who doesn't use Composer these days?)
• Product Hunt API credentials (if you don't have these yet, hop over to their developer portal)

Installation

Let's get that library installed. Fire up your terminal and run:

composer require jamstarter/producthunt-php

Easy peasy, right?

Configuration

Now, let's set up those API credentials and get our ProductHunt client ready to roll:

use ProductHunt\ProductHuntClient;

$client = new ProductHuntClient([
    'client_id' => 'your_client_id',
    'client_secret' => 'your_client_secret',
    'redirect_uri' => 'your_redirect_uri',
    'scope' => 'public private'
]);

Basic Usage

Time for the fun stuff! Let's fetch some posts:

$posts = $client->posts()->all();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->name . "\n";
}

Want user info? No problem:

$user = $client->users()->find('username');
echo $user->name;

And grabbing product details is a breeze:

$product = $client->posts()->find('product-slug');
echo $product->tagline;

Advanced Features

Feeling adventurous? Let's search for products:

$results = $client->posts()->search('AI');

Or interact with collections:

$collection = $client->collections()->find('collection-slug');

Pagination? We've got you covered:

$posts = $client->posts()->all(['per_page' => 10, 'page' => 2]);

Error Handling

Don't let errors catch you off guard. Wrap your requests in try-catch blocks:

try {
    $post = $client->posts()->find('non-existent-slug');
} catch (\ProductHunt\Exceptions\NotFoundException $e) {
    echo "Oops! Post not found.";
}

Best Practices

Remember, play nice with the API:

• Keep an eye on rate limits
• Cache responses when possible to reduce API calls

Example Project

Let's put it all together with a simple Product Hunt feed:

$posts = $client->posts()->all(['per_page' => 5]);
echo "<ul>";
foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo "<li>{$post->name} - {$post->tagline}</li>";
}
echo "</ul>";

Conclusion

And there you have it! You're now equipped to build some cool stuff with the Product Hunt API. Remember, the official docs are your best friend for more in-depth info. Now go forth and create something awesome!

Happy coding! 🚀