Betfair php library
This project is maintained by danieledangeli
This PHP 5.4+ library helps you to interact with the Betfair API via PHP.
This library can be found on Packagist. The recommended way to install this is through composer.
Run these commands to install composer, the library and its dependencies:
$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ php composer.phar require erlangb/betfair-php:@dev-master
Or edit composer.json and add:
{
"require": {
"erlangb/betfair": "@dev-master"
}
}
Protip: you should browse the
erlangb/betfair
page to choose a stable version to use, instead of dev-master
And install dependencies:
$ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ php composer.phar install
Now you can add the autoloader, and you will have access to the library:
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
If you don't use neither Composer nor a ClassLoader in your application, just require the provided autoloader:
<?php
require_once 'src/autoload.php';
To use this library you have to obtain an APP_KEY from Betfair
Protip: With the simple usage you can have access to the already existing helpers. Please feel free to contribute to this library by adding more helpers.
The first step is setting up the library and obtain the Betfair object. The Betfair object has to built up with a BetfairClient, BetfairContainer and an Adapter.
We need to build these objects for the library to be customizable, if needed. In the how to customize section you will be explained how to do it.
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Betfair\Credential;
use Betfair\Dependency\BetfairContainer;
use Betfair\Betfair;
use Betfair\Client\BetfairClient;
use Betfair\Client\JsonRpcClient;
use Betfair\Adapter\ArrayAdapter;
$credential = new Credential("APP_KEY", "BETFAIR_USERNAME", 'BETFAIR_PWD');
$container = new BetfairContainer();
$betfairClient = new BetfairClient($credential, new JsonRpcClient());
$betfair = new Betfair($betfairClient, $container, new ArrayAdapter());
With the Betfair object you can access to the API model to execute some query. For example, considering the Betfair Event API, you can access to the relative object model by typing:
$betfairEvent = $betfair->getBetfairEvent();
Following an helper to access the list of events API by typing:
$result = $betfairEvent->getAllEventFilteredByEventTypeIds(array(1));
The result object is a list of betfair events with event type = 1 (Soccer)
With the simple usage you can use the already existing query helper. If you want to run a more specific API query, that is not present on the helpers, you can use a custom query by using the GenericBetfair object.
$generic = $betfair->getBetfairGeneric();
$filter = $betfair->getContainer()->get('betfair.market.filter.factory')->create();
$filter->setEventTypeIds(array(1));
$to = new \DateTime('now');
$from = new \DateTime('now + 3 days');
$filter->setMarketStartTime(new \Betfair\Model\TimeRange($to, $from));
$param = $betfair->getContainer()->get('betfair.param.filter.factory')->create($filter);
$result = $generic->executeCustomQuery($param, 'listEvents'); // or $generic->executeCustomQuery($param, Event::METHOD);
This snippet is similar to the simple usage one with a little difference in the filter object, where we have added a constraint that filters the events into a specific time range.
To execute a custom query we need two important objects:
By using the simple container, we can access to the factories MarketFactory and ParamFactory. This factory creates a Param and a MarketFilter object. With this two objects we can built a custom Filter and a custom Param and passing it to the executeCustomQuery method.
I'm very glad to be helped to maintain and extend this library. Please read the how to personalize the library section in order to understand how the library is built and how contribute on it
We would love to hear your feedback. Report issues using the Github Issue Tracker or email me at dangeli88.daniele@gmail.com.