Laravel Api Response

Laravel package for easy formatted api response

Installation

composer require wamesk/laravel-api-response

Usage

For basic response use class and call response() function and pass status code needed (default 200).

This will not send any data itself, this function is used last to generate response and set status code.

Usage:

return ApiResponse::response(201);

Response:

{
    "data": null,
    "code": null,
    "errors": null,
    "message": null
}

For exceptions use exception() function and pass whole Exception;

It will check your .env file if you have APP_DEBUG enabled. If true it will dump the exception using dd() php function. If false it will return response with custom message. Custom message contains file and line information.

You can use all other functions with this except response().

Usage:

try {
    // code
} catch (\Exception $exception) {
    return ApiResponse::exception($exception);
}

Response:

{
    "data": null,
    "code": null,
    "errors": null,
    "message": "Exception found in file C:\\projects\\project\\app\\Http\\Controllers\\v1\\UserController.php on line 33"
}

You can also pass message in your response by adding message() function before response function.

Usage:

return ApiResponse::message('Hello')->response(201);

Response:

{
  "data": null,
  "code": null,
  "errors": null,
  "message": "Hello"
}

You can pass internal code using code() function that helps you find of response in case of error.

return ApiResponse::code('1.2')->message('Hello')->response(201);

Response:

{
  "data": null,
  "code": "1.2",
  "errors": null,
  "message": "Hello"
}

If you don't use message() function but use code() function, and it will try to translate your code to message.

You can also set prefix of translation as second parameter (Default is 'api').

return ApiResponse::code('1.2', 'user')->response(201); // return "message": "user.1.2" as in Response example

return ApiResponse::code('1.2')->response(201); // When not provided second parameter it will use default and return "message": "api.1.2"

Response:

{
  "data": null,
  "code": "1.2",
  "errors": null,
  "message": "user.1.2"
}

When not provided second parameter

{
  "data": null,
  "code": "1.2",
  "errors": null,
  "message": "api.1.2"
}

You can pass data using data() function.

return ApiResponse::data(['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Jhon Jhonson'])->code('1.2')->message('Hello')->response(201);

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Jhon Jhonson"
  },
  "code": "1.2",
  "errors": null,
  "message": "Hello"
}

If you want to inform frontend about some error you can use errors() function.

return ApiResponseDev::errors(['email' => 'Email is required'])->response(201);

Response:

{
  "data": null,
  "code": null,
  "errors": {
    "email": "Email is required"
  },
  "message": null
}

In case you need pagination in your api you can use collection() function instead of data() function. You can use this function by passing paginated data, and you can also pass Resource for better data formatting (Resource is not required)

$users = User::paginate(10);

return ApiResponse::collection($users, UserResource::class)->code('1.2')->message('Hello')->response(201);

Response:

{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Jhon Jhonson"
        },
        {
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Patrick Jhonson"
        }
    ],
    "links": {
        "first": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=1",
        "last": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=2",
        "prev": null,
        "next": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=2"
    },
    "meta": {
        "current_page": 1,
        "from": 1,
        "last_page": 3,
        "links": [
            {
                "url": null,
                "label": "pagination.previous",
                "active": false
            },
            {
                "url": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=1",
                "label": "1",
                "active": true
            },
            {
                "url": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=2",
                "label": "2",
                "active": false
            },
            {
                "url": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=3",
                "label": "3",
                "active": false
            },
            {
                "url": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test?page=2",
                "label": "pagination.next",
                "active": false
            }
        ],
        "path": "http://localhost:8888/api/v1/test",
        "per_page": 2,
        "to": 2,
        "total": 6
    },
    "code": "1.2",
    "errors": null,
    "message": "Hello"
}