Slim JSON Outputs

Question

I am using the Slim framework with PHP to create a RESTful API for my app. However, I assumed that the framework would have some way of creating easier JSON outputs rather than

Answer 1

you can extend slim with an output function which output is depending the REST request was called:

class mySlim extends Slim\Slim {
    function outputArray($data) {
        switch($this->request->headers->get('Accept')) {
            case 'application/json':
            default:
                $this->response->headers->set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
                echo json_encode($data);        
        }       
    } 
}

$app = new mySlim();

and use it like this:

$app->get('/test/', function() use ($app) {
    $data = array(1,2,3,4);
    $app->outputArray($data);
});