README.md

json:api module for Yii 1.1

Yii 1.1 module, drop in and configure to automagically expose resources (CActiveRecord models) through a json:api 1.0 compatible web service.

Thanks yin for being an amazing library and providing the example this module is heavily based on.

Thanks Máté Kocsis for the help and merging of the pull requests.

Supported functions

• GET /{type}/{id}
• GET /{type}/{id}/relationships/{relationship}
• GET /{type}/{id}/{relationship}
• PATCH /{type}/{id}
• POST /{type}
• DELETE /{type}/{id}

Usage

Simply configure the module and you have a fully functional HATEOAS web service for your models.

I like to believe configuration is self-explanatory, the only thing you should watch out for is that you need to configure a type (even with an active methods array) for each exposed relationship type:

return [
    ...
   'modules' => [
        'yiiyin' => [
            'route' => 'api',//expose the module at /api
            'controllerMap' => [//only add this if you want all requests logged
                'default'=> [
                    'class'=>'dimvic\\YiiYin\\ApiLogController',//log using Yii::log($log, 'info', 'json:api')
                ],
            ],
            'resources' => [
                'Book' => [//exposed model
                    'type' => 'books',//exposed at api/books
                    'methods' => ['GET', 'POST', 'PATCH', 'DELETE'],//API methods supported for this model
                    'exposedRelationships' => [//all relations a client may access using the API
                        'book_i18ns' => 'book_i18ns',//relation name => API type (route)
                        'authors' => 'authors',
                        'publisher' => 'publishers',
                    ],
                    'defaultRelationships' => [//all relations a client may access using the API
                        'book_i18ns' => 'book_i18ns',//relation name => API type (route)
                        'authors' => 'authors',
                        'publisher' => 'publishers',
                    ],
                ],
                'BookI18n' => [
                    'type' => 'book_i18ns',
                    'methods' => ['GET', 'POST', 'PATCH'],
                ],
                'Author' => [
                    'type' => 'authors',
                    'methods' => ['GET', 'POST', 'PATCH'],
                ],
                'Publisher' => [
                    'type' => 'publishers',
                    'methods' => ['GET', 'POST', 'PATCH'],
                    'exposedRelationships' => ['representatives' => 'representatives'],
                    'defaultRelationships' => ['representatives' => 'representatives'],
                ],
                'Representative' => [
                    'type' => 'representatives',
                    'methods' => ['GET', 'POST', 'PATCH'],
                ],
            ],
        ],
        ...
    ],
    ...
    'components' => [
        'urlManager' => [
            'urlFormat' => 'path',
            'showScriptName' => false,
            'rules' => [
                ['class' => 'dimvic\\YiiYin\\ApiUrlRule'],
                ...
            ],
        ],
    ],
    ....
];

Demo

Example project can be found here. Setup it up in less than a minute.

TODO

• Fix PATCH {"relationship": {"data":null}}
• GET /{resource} paginated
• GET ?include & eager loading for included relationships
• GET ?filter
• Review error codes & messages
• Controller filter to validate requests (see yin-middlewares)
• UUID generator for exposed models (using a behavior)
• Allow use customized of customized repositories, transformers and hydrators