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davidhoeck/lararest
===================

The simplest way to create CRUD REST API routes.

1.2.0(9y ago)020MITPHPPHP >=5.6.4

Since Mar 17Pushed 9y agoCompare

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LaraRest
========

[](#lararest)

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Keep your API routes file clean and generate your CRUD routes via LaraRest.

STEP 1
------

[](#step-1)

Install LaraRest via Composer.

```
composer require davidhoeck/lararest

```

STEP 2
------

[](#step-2)

Create your eloquent models.

STEP 3
------

[](#step-3)

Go to your `api.php` in the `routes` folder.

STEP 4
------

[](#step-4)

Initialize the `RestApiProvider`. Just paste the following lines of code, at the top of your `api.php` file.

```
/** @var \DavidHoeck\LaraRest\RestApiProvider $apiProvider */
$apiProvider = new \DavidHoeck\LaraRest\RestApiProvider();

```

STEP 5
------

[](#step-5)

Hook your models into the provider. Add every model your want your CRUD REST routes to be generate.

```
$apiProvider->addModel( new User() );

```

EXAMPLE
-------

[](#example)

The following line of code ...

```
$apiProvider->addModel( new User() );

```

... produces these routes.

MethodURINameActionMiddlewareGETapi/usersapi.users.indexApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@indexapiDELETEapi/usersapi.users.createApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@createapiGETapi/users/paginateapi.users.paginateApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@paginateapiGETapi/users/{id}api.users.findApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@findapiPUTapi/users/{id}api.users.updateApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@updateapiDELETEapi/users/{id}api.users.deleteApp\\Http\\Controllers\\UserController@deleteapi

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

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

Every ~1 days

Total

5

Last Release

3386d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Tags

eloquentlaravellaravel-5-packagerest-api

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