README

This package allows you to export your API routes to a postman import json file, original work by https://github.com/sojeda/laravel-postman

Installation

Install the package via composer

composer require --dev phpsa/laravel-postman

Then add the service provider in config/app.php: ]

Configuration

Optionally, publish the package configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Phpsa\LaravelPostman\ServiceProvider" --tag="config"

Note: publishing the configuration file is optional, you can use de default package options.

Options

• LARAVEL_API_URL => Url for the api to use in its variables
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_COLLECTION_NAME => your collection name
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_COLLECTION_DESCRIPTION => description of collection
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_API_PREFIX => comma list of routes to include (default api,oauth)
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_API_PREFIX_IGNORE => comma list of routes to exclude (default _ignition)
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_SKIP_HEAD => skip head routes - default true
• LARAVEL_POSTMAN_EXPORT_DIRECTORY => where to store the file, default storage folder ];

apiURL

This is the base URL for your postman routes

default value: config('app.url')

collectionName

This is the postman collection name

default value: the command will ask for it

collectionDescription

This is the postman collection description

default value: the command will ask for it

apiPrefix

This is the prefix by which we identify the routes to export

default value: 'api'

skipHEAD

This avoids creating routes for HEAD method

default value: true

exportDirectory

The directory to which the postman.json file will be exported

Usage

Configuring controllers

Add a property to your entity controller like this:

public $postmanModel = 'App\MyEntityModel';

Add a public method to your model class like this: (optional)

/**
 * returns sample body for put/post request
 *
 * @param string $method - POST / PUT / PATCH etc.
 * @param string|null $routeName - the routename from the routes file if set.
 *
 * @return array
 * /
public function getPostmanParams(string $method, ?string $routeName): array
{
    return [
        'key1' => 'sampleValue',
        'key2' => ''
    ];
}

This array of params will be used to fill POST and PUT urlencoded form data section in postman. The previous method is just an example, you should return the array of params that you want to see in postman.

if the above method not supplied, will use the model fillable to fill it.

Documenting endpoints

Laravel-Postman uses the docblocks above your methods to generate the documentation eg:

/**
  * this is the summary - which headlines the description
  *
  * this is the description - which goes on a new line under the summary (optional)
  *
  * @route-name My Custom Route Name (defaults to folder.model.method if not set)
  *
  * @param ...
  ...
  */

Export

php artisan postman:export

Optionally you can limit to a specific controller, or list of controllers by passing the -C parameter and the controllers you wish to use.