Response types

Learn about the provided HTTP response types

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String response

This type of response is represented with the help of the Opis\Http\Responses\StringResponse class and it allows you to send a string as an HTTP response. The constructor of this class has the following signature:

public function __construct(
    string $body, 
    int $status = 200, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $body - the message body
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers

By default, this class automatically adds a Content-Length header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\StringResponse;

$response = new StringResponse('Hello');

echo $response->getHeader('Content-Length'); //> 5

HTML response

This type of response allows you the send an HTML string as an HTTP response. These type if responses are represented with the help of the Opis\Http\Responses\HtmlResponse class. This class is subclass of Opis\Http\Responses\StringResponse.

public function __construct(
    $body, 
    int $status = 200, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $body - a string or an instance of Opis\Stream\IStream
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers

By default, this class automatically adds a Content-Length and a Content-Type header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\HtmlResponse;

$response = new HtmlResponse('<h1>Hello</h1>');

echo $response->getHeader('Content-Length'); //> 14
echo $response->getHeader('Content-Type'); //> text/html; charset=utf-8

JSON response

Sending a JSON string as an HTTP response can be accomplished by using the Opis\Http\Responses\JsonResponse, which is a subclass of Opis\Http\Responses\StringResponse.

public function __construct(
    $json,
    int $status = 200,
    array $headers = [],
    int $encodeOptions = JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
);
  • json - a string or an instance of Opis\Stream\IStream
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers
  • $encodeOptions - encoding options that will be passed to the json_encode method.

By default, this class automatically adds a Content-Length and a Content-Type header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\JsonResponse;

$response = new JsonResponse('{"foo": "bar"}');

echo $response->getHeader('Content-Length'); //> 14
echo $response->getHeader('Content-Type'); //> application/json; charset=utf-8

File stream

This type of response allows you to stream a file to the user’s browser.

public function __construct(
    string $file, 
    string $contentType = null, 
    int $status = 200, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $file - the path to the file you want to be streamed
  • $contentType - the content-typeof the file, or null if you want that the content-type to be automatically determined based on the file’s extension
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers

By default, this class automatically adds a Content-Length and a Content-Type header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\FileStream;

$response = new FileStream('/path/to/file.jpg');

echo $response->getHeader('Content-Length'); //> 102400
echo $response->getHeader('Content-Type'); //> image/jpeg

File download

This type of response is very similar to the file stream response, excepting the fact that it will instruct the browser to download the streamed file instead of trying to display it.

public function __construct(
    string $file, 
    array $options = [], 
    int $status = 200, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $file - the path to the file you want to be downloaded
  • $options - an array of options like file_name, attachment, and content_type
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers

By default, this class automatically adds a Content-Length, a Content-Type, and a Content-Disposition header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\FileDownload;

$response = new FileDownload('/path/to/file.jpg');

echo $response->getHeader('Content-Length'); //> 102400
echo $response->getHeader('Content-Type'); //> image/jpeg
echo $response->getHeader('Content-Disposition'); //> attachment; filename="file.jpg"

Redirect response

Redirecting a user to another page can be easily done with the help of the Opis\Http\Responses\RedirectResponse.

public function __construct(
    string $location, 
    int $status = 301, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $location - the location where you want the user to be redirected
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers

By default, this class automatically adds a Location header to the response.

use Opis\Http\Responses\RedirectResponse;

$response = new RedirectResponse('http://example.com');

echo $response->getHeader('Location'); //> http://example.com

Empty response

You can use the Opis\Http\Responses\EmptyResponse class to send an empty response to the user.

public function __construct(
    int $status = 204, 
    array $headers = []
);
  • $status - response status code
  • $headers - a list of headers