Laravel Resource Actions

If you've built a dozen Laravel apps and if you're anything like me, you're tired of rewriting basic CRUD controllers a thousand times. This package DRYs up your code by extracting those repetitive actions into a few magical traits.

Installation

Require the package using composer:

composer require matt-daneshvar/laravel-resource-actions

Usage

Once installed, you can write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Index, Create, Store, Show, Edit, Update, Destroy;

    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];

    public function index()
    {
        return view('task.index', ['tasks' => Task::paginate(20)]);
    }

    public function create()
    {
        return view('task.create');
    }

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $input = $request->validate($this->rules);

        Task::create($input);

        return back()->with('success', 'A new task is successfully created.');
    }

    public function show(Task $task)
    {
        return view('task.show', ['task' => $task]);
    }

    public function edit(Task $task)
    {
        return view('task.edit', ['task' => $task]);
    }

    public function update(Task $task, Request $request)
    {
        $input = $request->validate($this->rules);

        $task->update($input);

        return back()->with('success', 'The task is successfully updated.');
    }

    public function destroy(Task $task)
    {
        $task->delete();

        return back()->with('success', 'The task is successfully deleted.');
    }
}

Actions

Index

The index action returns the resource.index view with a paginated collection of the relevant model, so that you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Index;
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    public function index()
    {
        return view('task.index', ['tasks' => Task::paginate(20)]);
    }
}

Create

The create action returns the resource.create view, so that you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Create;
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    public function create()
    {
        return view('task.create');
    }
}

Store

The store action validates the request against the $rules, persists a new model, and redirects back with a success message. For this action you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Store;

    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];
    
    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $input = $request->validate($this->rules);

        Task::create($input);

        return back()->with('success', 'A new task is successfully created.');
    }
}

Show

The show action returns the resource.show view with the relevant model, so that you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Show;
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    public function show(Task $task)
    {
        return view('task.show', ['task' => $task]);
    }
}

Edit

The edit action returns the resource.edit view with the relevant model, so that you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Edit;
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    public function edit(Task $task)
    {
        return view('task.edit', ['task' => $task]);
    }
}

Update

The update action validates the request against the $rules, updates the relevant model, and redirects back with a success message. For this action you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Update;
    
    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    protected $rules = ['name' => 'required|string|max:250'];
    
    public function update(Task $task, Request $request)
    {
        $input = $request->validate($this->rules);

        $task->update($input);

        return back()->with('success', 'The task is successfully updated.');
    }
}

Destroy

The destroy action deletes the relevant model and redirects back with a success message. For this action you may write:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Destroy;
}

Instead of:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    public function destroy(Task $task)
    {
        $task->delete();

        return back()->with('success', 'The task is successfully deleted.');
    }
}

Using All Actions

If you intend to include all 7 resource actions in your controller, you may use the ResourceActions trait as an alias:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use ResourceActions;
}

Which is equivalent to:

class TaskController extends BaseController
{
    use Index, Create, Store, Show, Edit, Update, Destroy;
}

License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.