Model Examples

[aligoren]

https://www.slimmvc.com/docs/basics/model

I read model documentation using the above URL.

I think models shouldn't contain functions.

Instead of this;

use SlimFacades\Database;

	Class sampleModel {

		private $c;

		public function __construct($container) {
			$this->c = $container;
			Database::connectTo('default');
		}

		public function getSampleData($params = []) {
			return Database::table('sampleTable')
			  ->where('id', '=', $params["id"])
			  ->toArray();
		}

	}

/* path: ~app/models/sampleModel.php */

This example could be good.

use SlimFacades\Database;

	Class sampleModel {

		public $id;
                public $userName;
                public $password;
                // etc

	}

/* path: ~app/models/sampleModel.php */

Data classes are should be in a different layer. You can populate models in the controller layer. There is a pseudo code in the below code;

// list type model
List sampleModel {
   public $id;
   public $userName;
}

// foo controller

// get data from data layer
$data = $sampleData->getSampleData();

// init an array as sampleModel
var $sampleModel = new List<sampleModel>();

// iterate data and populate the array you initialized.
foreach($data as $modelData) {
   sampleModel.Add(new sampleModel 
   {
      $id => $modelData->id,
      $userName => $modelData->userName;
   });
}

// response
echo json_encode($sampleModel);

[gurkanbicer]

Hi Ali,

Thanks for your valuable suggestions. When I was preparing SlimMVC, I thought the models as a data layer without solid rules. Your idea's more closest to OOP logic. But, the Slim hasn't a CLI like the Laravel Framework and the model layers not limited to single dependency. If I prepare your ideas in SlimMVC, I must write a CLI and I must find a dependency that supports SQL and NoSQL database platforms.

Therefore, I labeled this issue as an enhancement.

Thanks for your interest.