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A simple and lightweight client to query the Cockpit CMS GraphQL API from a Laravel application.

Installation

You can install this package via Composer.

composer require lionelhenne/laravel-cockpit-cms

The Service Provider will be automatically registered thanks to Laravel's package discovery.

Configuration

1. Publish the configuration file

   To set your API credentials, you first need to publish the package's configuration file. It will be copied to config/cockpit.php.

   php artisan vendor:publish --tag="cockpit-config"

2. Add your environment variables

Next, open your .env file and add the following keys with your information:

COCKPIT_URL="[https://your-cockpit-site.com](https://your-cockpit-site.com)"
COCKPIT_GRAPHQL_ENDPOINT="[https://your-cockpit-site.com/api/gql](https://your-cockpit-site.com/api/gql)"
COCKPIT_API_TOKEN="API-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Note regarding Public APIs: If your Cockpit API access is configured as Public (no token required), you can leave COCKPIT_API_TOKEN empty in your .env file. The client will automatically skip the Authorization header to avoid 401 errors.

Usage

This package is designed to simplify fetching data by allowing you to batch multiple GraphQL query fragments into a single API call, with caching built-in.

High-Level Helpers (Recommended)

The recommended way to interact with Cockpit is via the high-level execute() and executeCached() methods. These methods automatically assemble your query fragments.

• Cockpit::execute(array $queries): Assembles and executes a batch of query fragments without caching.
• Cockpit::executeCached(array $queries, string $cacheKey, $duration = null): Assembles, executes, and caches the result. The duration defaults to 1 month.

Recommended Usage (Facade Example)

This example shows how to fetch all data for a homepage in a single, cached API call.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use lionelhenne\LaravelCockpitCms\Facades\Cockpit; // Import the facade

class HomepageController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Handle the incoming request.
     */
    public function __invoke(Request $request)
    {
        // 1. Define all the query fragments you need
        $queries = [
            $this->getSettingsModel(),
            $this->getHeroModel(),
            $this->getArticlesModel(3),
        ];

        $cacheKey = 'homepage_cockpit_data';

        // 2. The application decides the cache strategy
        if (app()->environment('local')) {
            // In local, run without cache
            $result = Cockpit::execute($queries);
        } else {
            // In production, use the cached helper
            $result = Cockpit::executeCached($queries, $cacheKey);
        }

        // 3. Transform your data and pass it to the view
        
        // ---
        // Option 1: Pass a single data collection (Simple & Direct)
        // You will use the raw Cockpit model keys in your view.
        // ---
        $data = collect($result['data'] ?? []);

        return view('homepage.index', compact('data'));
        // In Blade, you access: $data['settingsModel']['title'], $data['heroModel']['subtitle'], etc.


        /*
        // ---
        // Option 2: Pass a single, renamed data array (Cleaner for Blade)
        // This creates a more readable array for your view.
        // ---
        $data = [
            'settings' => collect($result['data']['settingsModel'] ?? []),
            'hero'     => collect($result['data']['heroModel'] ?? []),
            'articles' => collect($result['data']['articlesModel'] ?? []),
        ];

        return view('homepage.index', compact('data'));
        // In Blade, you access: $data['settings']['title'], $data['hero']['subtitle'], etc.
        */


        /*
        // ---
        // Option 3: Pass individual variables (Classic approach)
        // This makes each model a separate variable in your view.
        // ---
        $settings = collect($result['data']['settingsModel'] ?? []);
        $hero     = collect($result['data']['heroModel'] ?? []);
        $articles = collect($result['data']['articlesModel'] ?? []);

        return view('homepage.index', compact('settings','hero','articles'));
        // In Blade, you access: $settings['title'], $hero['subtitle'], etc.
        */
    }
}

You can store these fragments in a Trait (app/Http/Controllers/Traits/CockpitGQLQueries.php):

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Traits;

trait CockpitGQLQueries
{
    protected function getSettingsModel(): string
    {
        return '
            settingsModel {
                title
                description
            }
        ';
    }

    protected function getHeroModel(): string
    {
        return '
            heroModel {
                title
                subtitle
                picture
            }
        ';
    }

    protected function getArticlesModel(int $limit = 3): string
    {
        return '
            articlesModel(limit: '.$limit.', filter: {_state: 1}, sort: {date: -1}) {
                _id
                date
                title
                excerpt
            }
        ';
    }
}

Dependency Injection Example

If you prefer dependency injection, the same methods are available on the CockpitService.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use lionelhenne\LaravelCockpitCms\CockpitService;

class PageController extends Controller
{
    protected $cockpit;

    public function __construct(CockpitService $cockpit)
    {
        $this->cockpit = $cockpit;
    }

    public function __invoke(Request $request)
    {
        $queries = [ /* ... your query fragments ... */ ];
        $cacheKey = 'my_page_data';

        if (app()->environment('local')) {
            $result = $this->cockpit->execute($queries);
        } else {
            $result = $this->cockpit->executeCached($queries, $cacheKey);
        }

        $data = collect($result['data']['myModel'] ?? []);

        return view('page.index', compact('data'));
    }
}

Low-Level Usage

For simple calls or testing, you can still use the low-level query() method, which takes a single, complete GraphQL query string.

$query = '{
    bannerModel {
        content
    }
}';

$result = Cockpit::query($query);
$banner = collect($result['data']['bannerModel'] ?? []);

Image Proxy

The package includes an automatic image proxy with caching. Simply use the imageUrl() method:

// In your controller
$queries = [ $this->getBannerModel() ];
$result = Cockpit::executeCached($queries, 'banner_key');
$banner = $result['data']['bannerModel'];

// In your Blade view
<img src="{{ Cockpit::imageUrl($banner['image']['path']) }}" alt="">

The proxy automatically:

• Caches images in production (1 year)
• Serves images without cache in local environment
• Adds appropriate HTTP cache headers for browser caching

You can also use it with dependency injection:

// In your controller
public function __construct(CockpitService $cockpit)
{
    $this->cockpit = $cockpit;
}

// In your view
<img src="{{ $cockpit->imageUrl($article['image']['path']) }}" alt="">

Clear image cache in production:

php artisan cache:clear

License

This project is open-source software licensed under the MIT license.

⚠️ This package was built for my personal needs. It may not be suitable for everyone, and I do not guarantee any support. Use it at your own risk.