UniFi-API-client
A PHP API client class to interact with Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller API
Runs with mockssource: GitHubPHPMITcommit ce7e6c84a058
PHP, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: api, api client, class, client, controller, curl, php and ubiquiti.
UniFi-API-client runs, with stand-ins for the services it depends on. An Argusic agent installed it in 3 minutes and hit 2 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Library installs via composer, autoloads, and the Client class authenticates (password and API key), lists sites, lists usergroups, and reads sysinfo against a mock controller returning valid JSON responses.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 92 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Static PHP's curl could not connect to localhost (musl libc issue)5 minutes
- PHP not pre-installed in container (no root for apt-get)2 minutes
- Install time
- 3 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 25 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 2 hit, 2 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- /tmp/php /tmp/test_integration.php: login success, list_sites=1, list_usergroups=1, stat_sysinfo=1. /tmp/php /tmp/test_api_key.php: API key auth login success, list_sites=1.
- Model tokens used
- 478,834
- Exact commit tested
- ce7e6c84a058
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Behaviour against real services
- this run was verified against stand-in services only
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
- The static PHP's embedded curl couldn't connect to localhost (musl-libc network sandboxing). Work… - Built a Python mock UniFi controller supporting both username/password and API key auth, handling… **Verification**: Both authentication methods tested successfully against the mock. Login, `list_si… tokens used 478,834 Here's a summary of what was accomplished: **Install**: composer installed the library with no errors. The library has zero runtime dependenci… **Issues encountered**: - PHP was not pre-installed in the container. Installed via static binary (php 8.0.30) and a glibc-… - The static PHP's embedded curl couldn't connect to localhost (musl-libc network sandboxing). Work… - Built a Python mock UniFi controller supporting both username/password and API key auth, handling… **Verification**: Both authentication methods tested successfully against the mock. Login, `list_si…
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 3 minutes, faster than the median of the 19 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Recovered from all 2 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Only reached a running state against stand-in services, so nothing here proves it works against the real ones.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 20 api projects Argusic has installed and timed, UniFi-API-client was the 9th fastest to reach a running state, and 14 of 20 reached one at all.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Runs with mocks | 92.00 | 0.12 |
Topics (from GitHub)
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/unifi-api-client)Questions
- Does UniFi-API-client run?
- UniFi-API-client runs, with mocks standing in for external services. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 3 minutes, hitting 2 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test UniFi-API-client?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit ce7e6c84a058. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test UniFi-API-client?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.12: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does UniFi-API-client take to install?
- 3 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does UniFi-API-client need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing UniFi-API-client?
- 2 things broke in the recorded run, and 2 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does UniFi-API-client compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 20 api projects Argusic has installed and timed, UniFi-API-client was the 9th fastest to reach a running state, and 14 of 20 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for UniFi-API-client?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.