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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. joomla/controller ActiveJoomla-package[Framework](/categories/framework) joomla/controller ================= Joomla Controller Package 4.0.0(9mo ago)387.2k↑225%51GPL-2.0-or-laterPHPPHP ^8.3.0CI passing Since Jun 4Pushed 9mo ago13 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/joomla-framework/controller)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/joomla/controller)[ Docs](https://github.com/joomla-framework/controller)[ RSS](/packages/joomla-controller/feed)WikiDiscussions 3.x-dev Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (6)Versions (19)Used By (1) The Controller Package [![Build Status](https://github.com/joomla-framework/controller/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=3.x-dev)](https://github.com/joomla-framework/controller) ========================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#the-controller-package-) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/62140a070b1de0aa958c36547961675299ce291b08150af0fc5d6a9e03f2d6cf/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a6f6f6d6c612f636f6e74726f6c6c65722f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/joomla/controller)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/56589939dd8e97e902c2996d94a2cf09d14f7ad97508e47b3eea97b5832d80b4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a6f6f6d6c612f636f6e74726f6c6c65722f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/joomla/controller)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2d6808a43a91f294061c0bcb2a3c12b9471f8da6f2fa35f8c45757fb94ee425a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a6f6f6d6c612f636f6e74726f6c6c65722f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/joomla/controller)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e4bcf3d9fe01512b40df9583381599a11a4d4b09853019d6b6602de45ec75bcf/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6a6f6f6d6c612f636f6e74726f6c6c65722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/joomla/controller) Interfaces ---------- [](#interfaces) ### `Controller\ControllerInterface` [](#controllercontrollerinterface) `Controller\ControllerInterface` is an interface that requires a class to be implemented with the following methods: - `execute` - `getApplication` - `getInput` - `setApplication` - `setInput` Classes ------- [](#classes) ### `Controller\AbstractController` [](#controllerabstractcontroller) #### Construction [](#construction) The constructor for `Controller\AbstractController` takes an optional `Joomla\Input\Input` object and an optional `Joomla\Application\AbstractApplication` object. One or the other can be omitted but using `getApplication` or `getInput` without setting them will throw an exception. #### Usage [](#usage) The `Controller\AbstractController` class is abstract so cannot be used directly. The derived class must implement the execute method to satisfy the interface requirements. Note that the execute method no longer takes a "task" argument as each controller class. Multi-task controllers are still possible by overriding the execute method in derived classes. Each controller class should do just one sort of 'thing', such as saving, deleting, checking in, checking out and so on. However, controllers, or even models and views, have the liberty of invoking other controllers to allow for HMVC architectures. ``` namespace Examples; use Joomla\Application; use Joomla\Input; /** * My custom controller. * * @since 1.0 */ class MyController extends Controller\Base { /** * Executes the controller. * * @return void * * @since 1.0 * @throws \RuntimeException */ public function execute() { echo time(); } } // We'll assume we've already defined an application in this namespace. $app = new ExampleApplication; $input = new Input\Input; // Instantiate the controller. $controller = new MyController($input, $app); // Print the time. $controller->execute(); ``` #### Serialization [](#serialization) The `Controller\AbstractController` class implements `Serializable`. When serializing, only the input property is serialized. When unserializing, the input variable is unserialized and the internal application property is loaded at runtime. Installation via Composer ------------------------- [](#installation-via-composer) Add `"joomla/controller": "~3.0"` to the require block in your composer.json and then run `composer install`. ``` { "require": { "joomla/controller": "~3.0" } } ``` Alternatively, you can simply run the following from the command line: ``` composer require joomla/controller "~3.0" ``` If you want to include the test sources, use ``` composer require --prefer-source joomla/controller "~3.0" ``` ### Health Score 54 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance55 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity35 Limited adoption so far Community25 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity87 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 50.4% 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 Every ~316 days Recently: every ~266 days Total 15 Last Release 299d ago Major Versions 1.1.2 → 2.0.0-beta2020-06-05 2.0.1 → 3.0.02023-10-05 3.0.2 → 4.0.02025-07-24 PHP version history (6 changes)1.0-alphaPHP >=5.3.10 2.0.0-betaPHP ^7.2.5 2.0.0PHP ^7.2.5|^8.0 2.0.1PHP ^7.2.5|~8.0.0|~8.1.0 3.0.0PHP ^8.1.0 4.0.0PHP ^8.3.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/305a2164440014dcef9ac681c139fe5e8a1ce1d7a8c3b3cfb828497729a4c70e?d=identicon)[wilsonge](/maintainers/wilsonge) --- Top Contributors [![mbabker](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/368545?v=4)](https://github.com/mbabker "mbabker (61 commits)")[![Hackwar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/313866?v=4)](https://github.com/Hackwar "Hackwar (23 commits)")[![dongilbert](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/718028?v=4)](https://github.com/dongilbert "dongilbert (10 commits)")[![nibra](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/827605?v=4)](https://github.com/nibra "nibra (7 commits)")[![wilsonge](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1986000?v=4)](https://github.com/wilsonge "wilsonge (4 commits)")[![heelc29](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/66922325?v=4)](https://github.com/heelc29 "heelc29 (3 commits)")[![ianmacl](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/176534?v=4)](https://github.com/ianmacl "ianmacl (3 commits)")[![realityking](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/628508?v=4)](https://github.com/realityking "realityking (3 commits)")[![rdeutz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/467356?v=4)](https://github.com/rdeutz "rdeutz (2 commits)")[![joomla-jenkins](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/929228?v=4)](https://github.com/joomla-jenkins "joomla-jenkins (2 commits)")[![PhilETaylor](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/400092?v=4)](https://github.com/PhilETaylor "PhilETaylor (1 commits)")[![richard67](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7413183?v=4)](https://github.com/richard67 "richard67 (1 commits)")[![eddieajau](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/700871?v=4)](https://github.com/eddieajau "eddieajau (1 commits)") --- Tags controllerjoomlajoomla-frameworkmvcphpframeworkcontrollerjoomla ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/joomla-controller/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/joomla-controller/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/joomla-controller) ``` ### Alternatives [joomla/filter Joomla Filter Package 151.4M8](/packages/joomla-filter)[joomla/application Joomla Application Package 23404.8k11](/packages/joomla-application)[joomla/registry Joomla Registry Package 16468.6k20](/packages/joomla-registry)[joomla/filesystem Joomla Filesystem Package 12369.7k7](/packages/joomla-filesystem)[joomla/oauth2 Joomla OAuth2 Package 10303.1k2](/packages/joomla-oauth2)[joomla/router Joomla Router Package 10285.4k1](/packages/joomla-router) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)