[SOLVED] How to add in response HTTP data in Laravel?

How to add in response HTTP data in Laravel?

Now that to get data I call method from controller, that returns data as JSON:

return response()->json([$data]);

Can I add to this response global data? And merge this $data?

For example I have global $user object that I want to give away in each HTTP response to avoid the following entry in each method:

return response()->json(["data" => $data, "user" => $user]);

Solution

Create your own PHP class or function to wrap Laravel's response with your own data. Eg:

function jsonResponse($data)
{
    return response()->json([
        'user' => $user, 
        'data' => $data,
    ]);
}

Then you can call:

return jsonResponse($data);

This is just a simple example of how to keep your program DRY. If you're creating an application you're expecting to grow and maintain, do something more like this.