laravel:api-resources-and-pagination

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps maintain stable and cache-friendly API response shapes by separating data representation from Eloquent models and managing pagination effectively.

Core Features & Use Cases

• API Resource Transformation: Define explicit structures for your API responses, ensuring consistency.
• Conditional Fields: Include fields in responses only when certain conditions are met, reducing payload size and complexity.
• Pagination Handling: Seamlessly integrate with Laravel's pagination, providing clients with necessary links and cursors.
• Use Case: When fetching a list of posts, ensure only essential fields like id, title, and author are returned, and include pagination links for easy navigation.

Quick Start

Use the laravel:api-resources-and-pagination skill to create a new API resource for the 'Post' model.