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charlesuwaje/response-macros
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Standard API response macros for Laravel

v1.0.0(1mo ago)36[1 PRs](https://github.com/Charlesuwaje/laravel-response-macros/pulls)MITPHPPHP ^8.1

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Response Macros for Laravel
===========================

[](#response-macros-for-laravel)

A lightweight Laravel package that provides reusable JSON response macros to keep your API responses consistent and developer-friendly.

---

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require charlesuwaje/response-macros
```

Laravel will auto-discover the service provider. No manual registration needed.

---

Available Macros
----------------

[](#available-macros)

MacroStatusDescription`response()->success($message, $data, $status)`200Standard success response`response()->created($message, $data)`201Resource created`response()->accepted($message, $data)`202Request accepted (async/queued)`response()->noContent()`204Empty success response`response()->error($message, $data, $status)`400Generic error`response()->unauthorized($message, $data)`401Not authenticated`response()->forbidden($message, $data)`403Lacks permission`response()->notFound($message, $data)`404Resource not found`response()->methodNotAllowed($message, $data)`405HTTP method not allowed`response()->conflict($message, $data)`409Conflict (e.g. duplicate resource)`response()->validationError($message, $errors)`422Validation failed`response()->tooManyRequests($message, $data)`429Rate limit exceeded`response()->serverError($message, $data)`500Internal server error`response()->serviceUnavailable($message, $data)`503Service unavailable`response()->paginated($message, $data, $pagination)`200Paginated success response---

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class UserController extends Controller
{
    public function index()
    {
        $users = User::paginate(15);

        return response()->paginated('Users retrieved successfully', $users->items(), [
            'total'        => $users->total(),
            'per_page'     => $users->perPage(),
            'current_page' => $users->currentPage(),
            'last_page'    => $users->lastPage(),
        ]);
    }

    public function store(Request $request)
    {
        $validated = $request->validate([
            'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
        ]);

        $user = User::create($validated);

        return response()->created('User created successfully', $user->toArray());
    }

    public function show($id)
    {
        $user = User::find($id);

        if (! $user) {
            return response()->notFound('User not found');
        }

        return response()->success('User found', $user->toArray());
    }

    public function destroy($id)
    {
        $user = User::find($id);

        if (! $user) {
            return response()->notFound('User not found');
        }

        $user->delete();

        return response()->noContent();
    }
}
```

---

Response Format
---------------

[](#response-format)

**Success:**

```
{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Users retrieved successfully",
    "data": []
}
```

**Paginated:**

```
{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Users retrieved successfully",
    "data": [],
    "meta": {
        "pagination": {
            "total": 100,
            "per_page": 15,
            "current_page": 1,
            "last_page": 7
        }
    }
}
```

**Error:**

```
{
    "status": "error",
    "message": "Something went wrong",
    "data": {}
}
```

**Validation error:**

```
{
    "status": "validation_error",
    "message": "Validation failed",
    "errors": {
        "email": ["The email field is required."]
    }
}
```

---

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

PRs and suggestions are welcome. If you find a bug or want to add new macros, open an issue or submit a pull request.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance89

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity45

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

54d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/105389447?v=4)[charles uwaje](/maintainers/Charlesuwaje)[@Charlesuwaje](https://github.com/Charlesuwaje)

---

Top Contributors

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