RestClient is an interface representing the main entry point for performing REST requests.
RestClient is a handy tool that adds a list of extra features to a Psr/HttpClient (at the same time it is not intended to replace Psr/HttpClient):
- Serializer/Deserialize request/response body.
- Intercept request (allows to modify request before sending or process a response object).
- Retry strategy.
composer require restmaster/restmaster
For simplicity, we are using a Guzzle HTTP client, but you are free to use any PSR-18 compliant HTTP client.
// PSR-18 HTTP client
$httpClient = new GuzzleHttp\Client([
'base_uri' => 'https://animechan.vercel.app',
]);
// Serializer
$serializer = new \RestClient\Serialization\Symfony\JsonSymfonySerializer();
$restClient = new \RestClient\RestClient($httpClient, $serializer);
class AnimeQuote
{
private string $anime = '';
private string $character = '';
private string $quote = '';
public function getAnime(): string
{
return $this->anime;
}
public function setAnime(string $anime): void
{
$this->anime = $anime;
}
public function getCharacter(): string
{
return $this->character;
}
public function setCharacter(string $character): void
{
$this->character = $character;
}
public function getQuote(): string
{
return $this->quote;
}
public function setQuote(string $quote): void
{
$this->quote = $quote;
}
}
Take a look at the example.
/** @var AnimeQuote|null $quote */
$quote = $restClient->getForObject('/api/random', AnimeQuote::class);
print "------------------------------------------\n";
print 'Anime: ' . $quote->getAnime() . "\n";
print 'Character: ' . $quote->getCharacter() . "\n";
print 'Quote: ' . $quote->getQuote() . "\n";
print "------------------------------------------\n";
Take a look at the example.
/** @var array<ApiModel> $models */
$models = $restClient->getForObject('/api/models', \RestClient\Helpers\asList(ApiModel::class));
Use case of interceptor:
- Request header modification
- Request and response logging
- Request denial based on certain request parameters
- Changing the request URL address
Out of the box you can use following interceptors:
Did not find a right interceptor? Do not get upset! It's easy to create a new one, just implement the following interface:
interface RequestInterceptorInterface
{
/**
* @throws ClientExceptionInterface
*/
public function intercept(RequestInterface $request, ContextInterface $context, RequestExecutionInterface $execution): ResponseInterface;
}
Set interceptors
$restClient->setInterceptors([
new \RestClient\Interceptor\RetryInterceptor(), // <- Retry request in case of [429] or [503] response status
new \RestClient\Interceptor\RequestIdInterceptor(), // <- Add Request-Id header (uuid v4)
new \RestClient\Interceptor\LogRequestInterceptor($logger), // <- Log before/after and exception
]);