Returning JSON & CSV

Demonstrates sending JSON and CSV using Render and controller helpers.

JSON in a controller

use Stilmark\Base\Controller;

class UsersController extends Controller
{
    public function show()
    {
        $user = ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Alice'];
        return $this->json($user); // 200 OK with application/json
    }
}

JSON anywhere with Render

use Stilmark\Base\Render;

Render::json(['ok' => true], 201);

CSV export

use Stilmark\Base\Render;

$rows = [
    ['id','name','email'],
    [1,'Alice','[e-mail]'],
    [2,'Bob','[e-mail]'],
];

Render::csv($rows, 'users.csv'); // Sets headers and streams CSV

Verify

curl -i http://localhost:8000/users/1
curl -OJ http://localhost:8000/export/users   # -O -J honors filename header