Custom routes

When extending back-end code, it's possible to use any of the core dependencies. Read the API documentation for details.

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Sometimes you need some extra work done in the server-side, such as scraping websites, accessing remote API's, etc.

$ hook generate:route update_something
Route created at 'hook-ext/routes/get_update_something.php'.

By default, generate:route command will define a route using GET HTTP verb. You may use another verb by providing the second argument.

To define a response, you must associate it into $app->content variable. It must be an array, or must respond to toArray method. The responses of custom routes are always in JSON format.

<?php
/**
 * GET /update_something
 */
Router::get('/update_something', function()
{
    return array("hey" => "It works");
});

Let's upload the route and test what happens.

$ hook deploy
Uploading: 'hook-ext/routes/get_update_something.php'

$ hook console
hook: javascript> hook.get('update_something')
{ hey: 'It works!' }