Let's say I have URLs like this:
- localhost/admin/users/ <--- Main Admin Users page
- localhost/admin/users/?data=refresh <---- A typical ajax request made from that page
And a simple controller like this:
class UsersController extends Controller {
public function index()
// call some services
// return a view
}
public function dataRefresh {
// call some services
// return some JSON
}
}
And here's my routes.php I'm working on:
Route::get('admin/users', array('as' => 'admin.users', 'uses' => 'Admin\Users\UsersController@index'));
Route::get('admin/users????' , array('before' => 'ajax', 'as' => 'admin.users', 'uses' => 'Admin\Users\UsersController@dataRefresh'));
What can I do in my second route to require a URL query parameter ?data
and furthermore require it is set to data=refresh
? And how do I ensure it doesn't conflict with the other route?
Note: I'm aware this may not be considered "pretty URL" by some. I do implement pretty URLs / slugs when appropriate, however I also think there are many cases where the query parameters are more clearer and cleaner (ie. give a user a clear understanding of what part of the page's URL is for filtering the data in a datagrid...and assures a user the parameters can be removed without causing the page to break or go missing). Google does this themselves, as well as many other reputable sites.
Note: I have applied an ajax route filter to the second route. I've also set the route to point towards the dataRefresh method in my controller.
This is as far as I've got. Any ideas?