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matthewerskine/request-filters
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Laravel request filtering helpers.

1.0.0(8y ago)08851MITPHP

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Request Filters
===============

[](#request-filters)

This package is used to allow quick and dynamic filtering of eloquent based models using a simple request argument. Perfect for backend APIs!

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

To begin using this package in Laravel, you should firstly create a macro for a `request()->filter()` method as shown below:

```
use MatthewErskine\RequestFilters\RequestFilters;

request()->macro('filters', function() {
    return RequestFilters::getFilterCollection(
        // Use the 'filters' query param.
        request()->query('filters')
    );
});
```

*Note: For Lumen applications, you'll need a helper file to define the `request()` method as this is not available by default.*

Now within any of your repositories, you can begin filtering the results from that model based on whatever strategy and parameter information was provided within the `filters` query parameter:

```
public function getFood()
{
    return request()->filters()->apply(
        DB::table('food')
    );
}
```

Now, we can provide a base\_64 encoded string containing a JSON strategy for how we wish to filter our food. For example:

```
[
    {
        "strategy": "where",
        "parameters": [
            "calories",
            ">",
            100
        ]
    },
    {
        "strategy": "whereIn",
        "parameters": [
            "food_type",
            "('fried', 'baked')"
        ]
    }
]
```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity15

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 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

2933d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

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