# Class HttpSoft\Message\StreamFactory

Factory for creating HttpSoft\Message\Stream, implements Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface.

use HttpSoft\Message\StreamFactory;

$factory = new StreamFactory();

// Create `HttpSoft\Message\Stream` instance from an existing file.

$stream = $factory->createStreamFromFile('path/to/file', 'r');
$stream->getMetadata('uri'); // 'path/to/file'
$stream->getContents(); // 'File content'

// Create `HttpSoft\Message\Stream` instance from an existing resource.

$resource = fopen('path/to/file', 'r');
$stream = $factory->createStreamFromResource($resource);
$stream->getMetadata('uri'); // 'path/to/file'
$stream->getContents(); // 'File content'

// Create `HttpSoft\Message\Stream` instance from a string usage a temporary resource.

$stream = $factory->createStream('Content');
$stream->getMetadata('uri'); // 'php://temp'
$stream->getContents(); // 'Content'

# Public methods

See the original detailed description of the methods in the Psr\Http\Message\StreamFactoryInterface.

# createStream

Create a new HttpSoft\Message\Stream instance from a string usage a temporary resource.

public function createStream(string $content = ''): StreamInterface;

# createStreamFromFile

Create a new HttpSoft\Message\Stream instance from an existing file.

public function createStreamFromFile(string $filename, string $mode = 'r'): StreamInterface;

# createStreamFromResource

Create a new HttpSoft\Message\Stream instance from an existing resource.

/**
 * @param resource $resource
 * @return StreamInterface
 */
public function createStreamFromResource($resource): StreamInterface;