Slick Framework

This framework is based off the Slim Framework, but adds some conveniences, like the ability to instantiate controllers with action methods wherever you would use a closure when routing (this feature came directly from rka-slim-controller).

The controller can optionally be loaded from DI container, allowing you to inject dependencies as required.

Mostly this copy-pastes and rewrites only base Slim app class, so this still depends on Slim2 framework. It requires PHP 5.3 at least, assumes that you install it with composer and use Composer's autoloader.

Additional to Slim2 features

• Configuring routes with Yaml file
• Support for Controller classes in routing config

Installation

composer require ed-sukharev/slick-framework

Usage

Use the string format {controller class name}:{action method name} wherever you would usually use a closure:

e.g.

$app = new \Slick\Slick();
$app->get('/hello:name', 'App\IndexController:home');

You can also register the controller with Slim's DI container:

$app = new \Slick\Slick();

$app->container['App\IndexController'] = function ($container) {
    // Retrieve any required dependencies from the container and
    // inject into the constructor of the controller

    return new \App\IndexController();
};

$app->get('/', 'App\IndexController:index');

Controller class methods

Just as Slim does, Slick passes controller actions it's arguments. Additionally, if the first argument of controller action is type hinted as \Slim\Http\Request, then actual request will be passed in as first parameter, and then the rest of Slim parameters. Slick assumes that you inject all dependencies into your controller inside DI container. For that rare case when you still need DI container, Slick provides \Slick\ContainerAwareInterface, which you may implement in controller, or better yet, extend you controller from \Slick\SlickController. Slick will set PSR-11 compatible DI container into it.