Lumen Programming Guide: Writing PHP Microservices, REST and Web Service APIs - Softcover

Redmond, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484221869 ISBN 13: 9781484221860

Publisher: Apress, 2016

Synopsis

Learn to write test-driven microservices, REST APIs, and web service APIs with PHP using the Lumen micro-framework, from the now popular Laravel family. This book shows you how testing APIs can help you write bullet-proof web application services and microservices.

In the Lumen Programming Guide you will learn how to use Lumen―a micro-framework by Laravel―to write bullet-proof APIs. Lumen helps you write productive, maintainable APIs using modern application design. You will learn how to write fully-tested APIs and understand essential Lumen concepts used to build a solid foundation for writing API projects.

What You Will Learn

• Maintain your API's database structure through built-in database migrations
• Write tests with factory data in a test database
• Respond with consistent data output in JSON
• Deal with PHP exceptions by using JSON responses
• Create, read, update, and delete REST resources
• Represent model associations in API responses
• Build a solid foundation for writing tests with PHPUnit and Mockery
• Validate data 

Who This Book Is For

PHP developers with no Laravel experience. Only a basic understanding of HTTP and writing PHP applications is needed to get started.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Redmond is a web developer writing highly available applications powered by PHP, JavaScript, and RESTful Web Services.

From the Back Cover

Learn to write test-driven microservices, REST APIs, and web service APIs with PHP using the Lumen micro-framework, from the now popular Laravel family. This book shows you how testing APIs can help you write bullet-proof web application services and microservices.

In the Lumen Programming Guide you will learn how to use Lumen―a micro-framework by Laravel―to write bullet-proof APIs. Lumen helps you write productive, maintainable APIs using modern application design. You will learn how to write fully-tested APIs and understand essential Lumen concepts used to build a solid foundation for writing API projects, along with the following important features:

• Maintain your API's database structure through built-in database migrations
• Write tests with factory data in a test database
• Respond with consistent data output in JSON
• Deal with PHP exceptions by using JSON responses
• Create, read, update, and delete REST resources
• Represent model associations in API responses
• Build a solid foundation for writing tests with PHPUnit and Mockery
Validate data 

Edition details

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1484221869
• ISBN 13: 9781484221860
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 267