ExpressJS-like router for PHP
- No third-party dependencies
- Unit-tested
- Mockable - it's easy to create automated tests for your API
π Do NOT use it in production yet - just for toy projects.
Requires PHP 7.4+
composer require phputil/router
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- Unlike ExpressJS,
phputil/router
needs an HTTP server to run (if the request is not mocked). You can use the HTTP server of your choice, such asphp -S localhost:80
, Apache, Nginx or http-server. See Server Configuration for more information. - If you are using Apache or Nginx, you may need to inform the
rootURL
parameter when callinglisten()
. Example:// Sets the 'rootURL' to where the index.php is located. $app->listen( [ 'rootURL' => dirname( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ) ] );
You may also want to install the following middlewares:
- phputil/cors - CORS Middleware
- phputil/csrf - Anti CSRF Middleware
βΉ Did you create a useful middleware? Open an Issue for including it here.
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use \phputil\router\Router;
$app = new Router();
$app->get( '/', function( $req, $res ) {
$res->send( 'Hello World!' );
} );
$app->listen();
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use \phputil\router\Router;
$app = new Router();
$app->get( '/', function( $req, $res ) {
$res->send( 'Hi, Anonymous' );
} )
->get( '/:name', function( $req, $res ) {
$res->send( 'Hi, ' . $req->param( 'name' ) );
} )
->get( '/json/:name', function( $req, $res ) {
$res->json( [ 'hi' => $req->param( 'name' ) ] );
} );
$app->listen();
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use \phputil\router\Router;
$middlewareIsAdmin = function( $req, $res, &$stop ) {
session_start();
$isAdmin = isset( $_SESSION[ 'admin' ] ) && $_SESSION[ 'admin' ];
if ( $isAdmin ) {
return; // Access allowed
}
$stop = true;
$res->status( 403 )->send( 'Admin only' ); // Forbidden
};
$app = new Router();
$app->get( '/admin', $middlewareIsAdmin, function( $req, $res ) {
$res->send( 'Hello, admin' );
} );
$app->listen();
βΉ Interested in helping us? Submit a Pull Request with a new example or open an Issue with your code.
- [β] Support to standard HTTP methods (
GET
,POST
,PUT
,DELETE
,HEAD
,OPTIONS
) andPATCH
. - [β] Route parameters
- e.g.
$app->get('/customers/:id', function( $req, $res ) { $res->send( $req->param('id') ); } );
- e.g.
- [β] URL groups
- e.g.
$app->route('/customers/:id')->get('/emails', $cbGetEmails );
- e.g.
- [β] Global middlewares
- e.g.
$app->use( function( $req, $res, &$stop ) { /*...*/ } );
- e.g.
- [β] Middlewares per URL group
- e.g.
$app->route( '/admin' )->use( $middlewareIsAdmin )->get( '/', function( $req, $res ) { /*...*/ } );
- e.g.
- [β] Middlewares per route
- e.g.
$app->get( '/', $middleware1, $middleware2, function( $req, $res ) { /*...*/ } );
- e.g.
- [β] Request cookies
- e.g.
$app->get('/', function( $req, $res ) { $res->send( $req->cookie('sid') ); } );
- e.g.
- [β] Extra: Can mock HTTP requests for testing, without the need to running an HTTP server.
- [π] (soon) Deal with
multipart/form-data
onPUT
andPATCH
This library does not aim to cover the entire ExpressJS API. However, feel free to contribute to this project and add more features.
Types:
In phputil/router
, a middleware is a function that:
- Perform some action (e.g., set response headers, verify permissions) before a route is evaluated.
- Can stop the router, optionally setting a response.
Syntax:
function ( HttpRequest $req, HttpResponse $res, bool &$stop = false )
where:
$req
allows to get all the request headers and data.$res
allows to set all the response headers and data.$stop
allows to stop the router, when set totrue
.
Class that represents a router.
Method that deals with a GET
HTTP request.
function get( string $route, callable ...$callbacks )
where:
$route
is a route (path).$callbacks
can receive none, one or more middleware functions and one route handler - which must be the last function.
A route handler has the following syntax:
function ( HttpRequest $req, HttpResponse $res )
where:
$req
allows to get all the request headers and data.$res
allows to set all the response headers and data.
Examples:
use \phputil\router\HttpRequest;
use \phputil\router\HttpResponse;
$app->get( '/hello', function( HttpRequest $req, HttpResponse $res ) {
$res->send( 'Hello!' );
} )
->get( '/world',
// Middleware
function( HttpRequest $req, HttpResponse $res, bool &$stop ) {
if ( $req->header( 'Origin' ) === 'http://localhost' ) {
$res->status( 200 )->send( 'World!' );
$stop = true;
}
},
// Route handler
function( HttpRequest $req, HttpResponse $res ) {
$res->status( 400 )->send( 'Error: not in http://localhost :(' );
}
);
Method that deals with a POST
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with a PUT
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with a DELETE
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with a HEAD
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with a OPTION
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with a PATCH
HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Method that deals with any HTTP request. Same syntax as get's.
Alias to the method route.
Method that adds a route group, where you can register one or more HTTP method handlers.
Example:
$app->
route( '/employees' )
->get( '/emails', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /employees/emails */ } )
->get( '/phone-numbers', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /employees/phone-numbers */ } )
->post( '/children', function( $req, $res ) { /* POST /employees/children */ } )
->end() // π Finishes the group and back to "/"
->get( '/customers', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /customers */ } )
;
end()
.
Method that finishes a route group and returns to the group parent.
Example:
$app->
route( '/products' )
->get( '/colors', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /products/colors */ } )
->route( '/suppliers' )
->get( '/emails', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /products/suppliers/emails */ } )
->end() // Finishes "/suppliers" and back to "/products"
->get( '/sizes', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /products/sizes */ } )
->end() // π Finishes "/products" and back to "/"
->get( '/sales', function( $req, $res ) { /* GET /sales */ } )
;
Method that adds a middleware to be evaluated before the routes declared after it.
Example:
$app
->use( $myMiddlewareFunction )
->get( '/hello', $sayHelloFunction ); // Executes after the middleware
Method that executes the router.
function listen( array|RouterOptions $options = [] ): void
Options are:
rootURL
is a string that sets the root URL. Example:dirname( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] )
. By default it is''
.req
is an object that implements the interfaceHttpRequest
, which retrieves all the headers and data from a HTTP request. Changing it is only useful if you want to unit test your API - see Mocking an HTTP request. By default, it will receive an object from the classRealHttpRequest
.res
is an object that implements the interfaceHttpResponse
. You probably won't need to change its value. By default, it will receive an object from the classRealHttpResponse
.
Example:
// Sets the 'rootURL' to where the index.php is located.
$app->listen( [ 'rootURL' => dirname( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ) ] );
You can also use an instance of RouterOptions
for setting the options:
use phputil\router\RouterOptions;
// Sets the 'rootURL' to where the index.php is located.
$app->listen( ( new RouterOptions() )->withRootURL( dirname( $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ) ) );
withRootURL( string $url ): RouterOptions
withReq( HttpRequest $req ): RouterOptions
withRes( HttpResponse $res ): RouterOptions
Interface that represents an HTTP request.
API:
interface HttpRequest {
/** Returns the current URL or `null` on failure. */
function url(): ?string;
/** Returns the current URL without any queries. E.g. `/foo?bar=10` -> `/foo` */
function urlWithoutQueries(): ?string;
/** Returns the URL queries. E.g. `/foo?bar=10&zoo=A` -> `['bar'=>'10', 'zoo'=>'A']` */
function queries(): array;
/** Returns all HTTP request headers */
function headers(): array;
/** Returns the header with the given case-insensitive name, or `null` if not found. */
function header( $name ): ?string;
/** Returns the raw body or `null` on failure. */
function rawBody(): ?string;
/**
* Returns the converted content, depending on the `Content-Type` header:
* - For `x-www-form-urlencoded`, it returns an `array`;
* - For `application/json`, it returns an `object` or an `array` (depending on the content).
* - Otherwise it returns a `string`, or `null` on failure.
*/
function body();
/** Returns the HTTP request method or `null` on failure. */
function method(): ?string;
/** Returns all cookies as an array (map). */
function cookies(): array;
/**
* Returns the cookie value with the given case-insensitive key or `null` if not found.
*
* @param string $key Cookie key.
* @return string|null
*/
function cookie( $key ): ?string;
/**
* Returns a URL query or route parameter with the given name (key),
* or `null` when the given name is not found.
*
* @param string $name Parameter name.
* @return string
*/
function param( $name ): ?string;
/**
* Returns all the URL queries and route parameters as an array (map).
* @return array
*/
function params(): array;
/**
* Returns extra, user-configurable data.
* @return ExtraData
*/
function extra(): ExtraData;
}
Extra, user-defined data.
Syntax:
class ExtraData {
/**
* Sets a value to the given key. Chainable method.
*
* @param string|int $key
* @param mixed $value
* @return ExtraData
*/
function set( $key, $value ): ExtraData;
/**
* Returns the value for the given key, or null otherwise.
* @param string|int $key
* @return mixed
*/
function get( $key );
/**
* Returns the keys and values as an array.
*/
function toArray(): array;
}
Interface that represents an HTTP response.
Most of its methods are chainable, that is, you can call them in a sequence. Example:
$response->status( 201 )->send( 'Saved successfully.' );
API:
interface HttpResponse {
/**
* Sets the HTTP status code.
*
* @param int $code HTTP status code.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function status( int $code ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Indicates if the current HTTP status code is equal to the given one.
*
* @param int $code HTTP status code.
* @return bool
*/
function isStatus( int $code ): bool;
/**
* Sets an HTTP header.
*
* @param string $header HTTP header.
* @param string|int|float|bool|array $value Header value.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function header( string $header, $value ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Indicates if the response has the given HTTP header.
*
* @param string $header HTTP header.
* @return boolean
*/
function hasHeader( string $header ): bool;
/**
* Returns the response header, if it exists. Returns `null` otherwise.
*
* @param string $header HTTP header.
* @return string|null
*/
function getHeader( string $header ): ?string;
/**
* Returns all the response headers. If a header key is given, it returns all the headers with the given key.
* The headers are returned as an array of [ key, value ] pairs.
*
* Example: `[['Set-Cookie', 'foo=1;'], ['Set-Cookie', 'bar=hello;'], ['Content-Type', 'application/json']]`
*
* Note that the inner arrays do not have keys.
*
* @param string $header HTTP header. Optional, it default to `''`.
* @return array<int, array<int, string>>
*/
function getHeaders( string $header = '' ): array;
/**
* Removes the first header with the given key. Optionally removes all the headers with the given key.
*
* @param string $header Header to remove.
* @param bool $removeAll Option (default `false`) to remove all the headers with the given key.
* @return int The number of removed headers.
*/
function removeHeader( string $header, bool $removeAll = false ): int;
/**
* Sets a redirect response.
*
* @param int $statusCode HTTP status code.
* @param string|null $path Path.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function redirect( int $statusCode, $path = null ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Sets a cookie.
*
* @param string $name Name (key)
* @param string $value Value.
* @param array $options Optional map with the following options:
* - `domain`: string
* - `path`: string
* - `httpOnly`: true|1
* - `secure`: true|1
* - `maxAge`: int
* - `expires`: string
* - `sameSite`: true|1
* @return HttpResponse
*
* @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Cookies for options' meanings.
*/
function cookie( string $name, string $value, array $options = [] ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Clears a cookie with the given name (key).
*
* @param string $name Name (key)
* @param array $options Optional map with the same options as #cookie()'s.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function clearCookie( string $name, array $options = [] ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Sets the `Content-Type` header with the given MIME type.
*
* @param string $mime MIME type.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function type( string $mime ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Sends the given HTTP response body.
*
* @param mixed $body Response body.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function send( $body ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Sends a file based on its path.
*
* @param string $path File path
* @param array $options Optional map with the options:
* - `mime`: string - MIME type, such as `application/pdf`.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function sendFile( string $path, array $options = [] ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Send the given content as JSON, also setting the needed headers.
*
* @param mixed $body Content to send as JSON.
* @return HttpResponse
*/
function json( $body ): HttpResponse;
/**
* Ends the HTTP response.
*
* @param bool $clear If it is desired to clear the headers and the body after sending them. It defaults to `true`.
*/
function end( bool $clear = true ): HttpResponse;
}
π Useful for API testing
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use \phputil\router\FakeHttpRequest;
use \phputil\router\Router;
$app = new Router();
// Set a expectation
$app->get( '/foo', function( $req, $res ) { $res->send( 'Called!' ); } );
// Mock the request
$fakeReq = new FakeHttpRequest();
$fakeReq->withURL( '/foo' )->withMethod( 'GET' );
// Use the mock request
$app->listen( [ 'req' => $fakeReq ] ); // It will use the fake request to call "/foo"