backend-codeigniter-routing

name: backend-codeigniter-routing description: Route configuration, RESTful routes, URL structure.

Backend CodeIgniter Routing

When to use this skill

• Defining routes
• RESTful URLs
• Route groups
• API versioning

Workflow

• Define in Config/Routes.php
• Use resource routes for REST
• Group related routes
• Version APIs
• Use route filters

Instructions

RESTful Routes

<?php

// Config/Routes.php
$routes->resource('users', ['controller' => 'UserController']);
// GET    /users
// GET    /users/:id
// POST   /users
// PUT    /users/:id
// DELETE /users/:id

API Versioning

<?php

$routes->group('api/v1', ['namespace' => 'App\Controllers\API\V1'], function($routes) {
    $routes->resource('users');
    $routes->resource('orders');
});

Route Filters

<?php

$routes->group('api', ['filter' => 'auth'], function($routes) {
    $routes->get('profile', 'UserController::profile');
});

Resources

• Use resource() for RESTful routes
• Group and version APIs
• Apply filters for middleware