slim-starter-api

Starter template for API with Slim3 framework

How to use

1. Clone the project

git clone https://github.com/bmutinda/slim-starter-api.git

2. Edit composer file

• Change the project details .i.e. name, description, author
• Change the project namespace(MyAppNamespace) on this code block to match your preferred name

"autoload": {
      "psr-4": {
        "MyAppNamespace\\": "src//app/"
      }
    }

3. Updating namespace in all files

Change the word MyAppNamespace to the name you specified in #2 above NB: You can do Find->ReplaceAll in your IDE

4. Install dependencies

composer install

After this, run the following

composer dump-autoload -o

5. Testing

Open your project in your browser and access this endpoint

/api/v1/movies/

You should be able to see a list of movies

6. DONE

You are now good to know - Delete what you don't need

Project Structure

src/
    app/
        Controllers/    - Project controllers called from bootstrap/routes.php
        ErrorHandlers/  - Handlers for 500 errors, method not found, 404
        Models/         - Just as usual 
        Repos/          - Call your datasources from DB or network API  
            Movies/     - (sample data repository)
    bootstrap/
        - app.php       - (bootstrap your app by loading all the )
        - routes.php    - (define app routes)

index.php               - the main app entry point
.htaccess