How to change json format using API Resource? - php

Question

I am trying to push an item status into array and then return through API Resource, but API resource returning error. I am trying following script to do that
$Games = Game::all();
return new GameResource($Games);
And it is return as following
{
"data": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "similique",
"type_id": 3,
"created_at": "2018-10-30 11:23:27",
"updated_at": "2018-10-30 11:23:27"
}
]
}
I am trying following to achieve my desire json array
$Games = Game::all();
$DataArray = ['status' => 'success', 'data' =>$Games ];
return new GameResource($DataArray);
But it is returning error
Call to a member function toBase() on array in fil
My desire json array is following
{
"status": "success",
"data": [
{
"id": 1,
"name": "similique",
"type_id": 3,
"created_at": "2018-10-30 11:23:27",
"updated_at": "2018-10-30 11:23:27"
}
]
}

Answer 1

In your GameResource.php change the toArray() method:
/**
* Transform the resource into an array.
*
* #param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* #return array
*/
public function toArray($request)
{
return [
'data' => $this->collection,
'status' => 'success', // Here goes the logic which checks for success or failure. However, this depends on what you consider as "success".
];
}

Answer 2

You can try this code:
$games = Game::get();
return response()->json(new GameResource($games));

Answer 3

data is a public property of your GameResource ? then your code should be
return ['status' => 'success', 'data' => (new GameResource($Games))->data ];

Answer 4

Brother, I am using this way.
Step 1: I create a generalOutput Resource.php and modify like below.
class GeneralOutputResource extends JsonResource
{
private $status;
private $data;
public function __construct($status, $data)
{
$this->status = $status;
$this->data = $data;
}
public function toArray($request)
{
return ['status' => $this->status, 'data' => $this->data];
}
}
Step 2:
Then I just call the class like this
$a_user = User::find(1);
return new GeneralOutputResource(1, $a_user);
Everytime I return the response, I will call the GeneralOutputResponse.