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Quill

A simple way to make lightweight PHP APIs

Installation

The recommended way to install Quill is through Composer.

composer require nonaje/quill

Basic Usage

We can use Quill with a syntax similar to Express.Js

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

use Quill\Contracts\Request\RequestInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Response\ResponseInterface;

require_once __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';

define('QUILL_START', microtime(true));

$app = quill();

$router = $app->router();

$router->get('/', function (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface {
    return $res->json(['execution_time' => microtime(true) - QUILL_START]);
});

$app->up();

It is not necessary to specify the data types, it's a developer's decision.

At Quill, we consider it a good practice.

Knowing Features

Today Quill has several features that facilitate API development tasks, and we want to add more in the near future.

Router

It's possible to map routes with the following HTTP Methods

use Quill\Contracts\Request\RequestInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Response\ResponseInterface;

$router->get('/', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
    'HTTP Method' => $req->psrRequest->getMethod()
]));

$router->post('/', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
    'HTTP Method' => $req->psrRequest->getMethod()
]));

$router->put('/', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
    'HTTP Method' => $req->psrRequest->getMethod()
]));

$router->patch('/', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
    'HTTP Method' => $req->psrRequest->getMethod()
]));

$router->delete('/', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
    'HTTP Method' => $req->psrRequest->getMethod()
]));

Recursive Groups

In addition, it is possible to create groups of routes.

As you will see below, it is also possible to create recursive groups.

use Quill\Contracts\Router\RouterInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Request\RequestInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Response\ResponseInterface;

$router->group('/api/', function (RouterInterface $router): void {

    $router->get('/foo', fn (RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
        'URI' => $req->psrRequest->getUri()->getPath()
    ]));

    $router->group('/examples', function (RouterInterface $router) {

        $router->get('/group-inside-group', fn(RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
            'URI' => $req->psrRequest->getUri()->getPath()
        ]));
    });
});

Isolated Route Files

For more convenience and easier readability of the code you can separate your groups / routes into separate files as you will see below

With the help of the global function 'path()' it is easier to indicate where the 'examples.php' routes file is located.

use Quill\Contracts\Router\RouterInterface;

$router->group('/api/', function (RouterInterface $router): void {

    $examplesRoutes = path()->routeFile('examples.php');
    $router->loadRoutesFrom($examplesRoutes);
});

The file '/routes/examples.php' looks like this

<?php

use Quill\Contracts\Request\RequestInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Response\ResponseInterface;
use Quill\Contracts\Router\RouterInterface;

return function (RouterInterface $router): void {
    $router->group('/examples', function (RouterInterface $router) {

        $router->get('/group-inside-group',
            fn(RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
                'URI' => $req->psrRequest->getUri()->getPath()
            ])
        );

        $router->get('/another-route-inside-group',
            fn(RequestInterface $req, ResponseInterface $res): ResponseInterface => $res->json([
                'URI' => $req->psrRequest->getUri()->getPath()
            ])
        );
    });
};