How to implement REST using Yii

DONT YOU DARE LEAVE YII!

Don't jump in their wagon yet. Stay on the boat. Here is how to create REST API using Yii

I will be using yii version 1.15

its easy actually just paste these

       array('api/list', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>', 'verb'=>'GET'),
       array('api/view', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'GET'),
       array('api/update', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'PUT'),
       array('api/delete', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'DELETE'),

in your main.php

here is my complete configuration

'rules'=>array(
       array('api/list', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>', 'verb'=>'GET'),
       array('api/view', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'GET'),
       array('api/update', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'PUT'),
       array('api/delete', 'pattern'=>'api/<model:\w+>/<id:\d+>', 'verb'=>'DELETE'),
'<controller:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/view',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
'<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>'=>'<controller>/<action>',
),


Now that you pasted that code. Create a ApiController.php file on your controllers folder.

heres the complete code of that file

class ApiController extends Controller
{
    // Members
    /**
     * Key which has to be in HTTP USERNAME and PASSWORD headers 
     */
    Const APPLICATION_ID = 'ASCCPE';
 
    /**
     * Default response format
     * either 'json' or 'xml'
     */
    private $format = 'json';
    /**
     * @return array action filters
     */
    public function filters()
    {
            return array();
    }
 
    // Actions
    public function actionList()
    {
    }
    public function actionView()
    {
    }
    public function actionCreate()
    {
    }
    public function actionUpdate()
    {
    }
    public function actionDelete()
    {
    }
}

And you are DONE!..

here an example code from my ApiController

    public function actionView()
    {
        // header('Content-Type: application/json');
        /*retrieve json string with contact id */
        if (class_exists($_GET['model'])) {
            $foundContact = new $_GET['model'];
            $criteria = new CDbCriteria;
            $criteria->compare("rec_id",$_GET['id']);
            $foundContact = $foundContact::model()->find($criteria);
            echo CJSON::encode($foundContact);
        }else{
            throw new CHttpException(404,"Sorry we cant find that contact");
        }


        /*return the full data*/
    }