Lumen Programming Guide: Writing PHP Microservices, REST and Web Service APIs

Learn to write test-driven microservices, REST APIs, and web service APIs with PHP using the Lumen micro-framework, from the now popular Laravel family. This book shows you how testing APIs can help you write bullet-proof web application services and microservices.

In the Lumen Programming Guide you will learn how to use Lumen―a micro-framework by Laravel―to write bullet-proof APIs. Lumen helps you write productive, maintainable APIs using modern application design. You will learn how to write fully-tested APIs and understand essential Lumen concepts used to build a solid foundation for writing API projects.

What You Will Learn

• Maintain your API’s database structure through built-in database migrations
• Write tests with factory data in a test database
• Respond with consistent data output in JSON
• Deal with PHP exceptions by using JSON responses
• Create, read, update, and delete REST resources
• Represent model associations in API responses
• Build a solid foundation for writing tests with PHPUnit and Mockery
• Validate data

Who This Book Is For

PHP developers with no Laravel experience. Only a basic understanding of HTTP and writing PHP applications is needed to get started.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Installing Lumen
Chapter 2. Hello Lumen
Chapter 3. Creating the Book Application
Chapter 4. Starting the Books API
Chapter 5. Creating, Reading, Updating, and Deleting Books
Chapter 6. Responding to Errors
Chapter 7. Leveling Up Responses
Chapter 8. Validation
Chapter 9. Authors
Chapter 10. The /authors API Resource
Chapter 11. Book Bundles
Chapter 12. Ratings
Appendix A. Where to Go From Here