Tukukkk

Previously in Guzzle 5.3:

$response = $client->get('http://httpbin.org/get');

$array = $response->json(); // Yoohoo

var_dump($array[0]['origin']);

I could easily get a PHP array from a JSON response. Now In Guzzle 6, I don't know how to do. There seems to be no json() method anymore. I (quickly) read the doc from the latest version and don't found anything about JSON responses. I think I missed something, maybe there is a new concept that I don't understand (or maybe I did not read correctly).

Is this (below) new way the only way?

$response = $client->get('http://httpbin.org/get');

$array = json_decode($response->getBody()->getContents(), true); // :'(

var_dump($array[0]['origin']);

Or is there an helper or something like that?

I use json_decode($response->getBody()) now instead of $response->json().

I suspect this might be a casualty of PSR-7 compliance.

You switch to:

json_decode($response->getBody(), true)

Instead of the other comment if you want it to work exactly as before in order to get arrays instead of objects.

I use $response->getBody()->getContents() to get JSON from response.
Guzzle version 6.3.0.

Adding ->getContents() doesn't return jSON response, instead it returns as text.

You can simply use json_decode

If you guys still interested, here is my workaround based on Guzzle middleware feature:

1. 
   

   Create JsonAwaraResponse that will decode JSON response by Content-Type HTTP header, if not - it will act as standard Guzzle Response:

   
   
   

   <?php
   
   
   
   namespace GuzzleHttpPsr7;
   
   
   
   
   
   class JsonAwareResponse extends Response
   
   {
   
       /**
   
        * Cache for performance
   
        * @var array
   
        */
   
       private $json;
   
   
   
       public function getBody()
   
       {
   
           if ($this->json) {
   
               return $this->json;
   
           }
   
           // get parent Body stream
   
           $body = parent::getBody();
   
   
   
           // if JSON HTTP header detected - then decode
   
           if (false !== strpos($this->getHeaderLine('Content-Type'), 'application/json')) {
   
               return $this->json = json_decode($body, true);
   
           }
   
           return $body;
   
       }
   
   }
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Create Middleware which going to replace Guzzle PSR-7 responses with above Response implementation:

   
   
   

   <?php
   
   
   
   $client = new GuzzleHttpClient();
   
   
   
   /** @var HandlerStack $handler */
   
   $handler = $client->getConfig('handler');
   
   $handler->push(GuzzleHttpMiddleware::mapResponse(function (PsrHttpMessageResponseInterface $response) {
   
       return new GuzzleHttpPsr7JsonAwareResponse(
   
           $response->getStatusCode(),
   
           $response->getHeaders(),
   
           $response->getBody(),
   
           $response->getProtocolVersion(),
   
           $response->getReasonPhrase()
   
       );
   
   }), 'json_decode_middleware');
   
   

   
   

After this to retrieve JSON as PHP native array use Guzzle as always:

$jsonArray = $client->get('http://httpbin.org/headers')->getBody();

Tested with guzzlehttp/guzzle 6.3.3