ConditionalRequestTrait uses trait:short
Serves a file as a PSR-7 response with HTTP conditional-request support (`ETag` / `Last-Modified` validators and the `304 Not Modified` short-circuit).
On every call the response carries an ETag and a Last-Modified header. The request
preconditions are then evaluated, with If-None-Match taking precedence over
If-Modified-Since (RFC 7232):
- When the precondition matches, a bodyless
304 Not Modifiedis returned (still carrying the validators). - Otherwise the full file is streamed (
200), lazily, like FileTrait::fileResponse().
The validating ETag is built by computeETag() — from the file metadata
(mtime-size) by default, or from its content (md5_file()) when the
ConditionalRequestOption::HASH_CONTENT option is set.
Table of Contents
Methods
- conditionalFileResponse() : ResponseInterface
- Serves a file honoring the request conditional headers (`If-None-Match` / `If-Modified-Since`).
- fail() : ResponseInterface|null
- Generates a structured error response with an HTTP status code and optional detailed messages.
- response() : ResponseInterface
- Return a response in the format accepted by the client : JSON by default or CBOR.
- status() : ResponseInterface|null
- Outputs a generic HTTP status message in a JSON response.
- success() : mixed
- Outputs a success message with optional JSON metadata.
- successWithNewBody() : mixed
- Same as {@see self::success()} but guarantees a fresh response body stream before writing the envelope.
- withFreshBody() : ResponseInterface|null
- Returns the same response with a fresh, empty body stream.
Methods
conditionalFileResponse()
Serves a file honoring the request conditional headers (`If-None-Match` / `If-Modified-Since`).
public
conditionalFileResponse(ServerRequestInterface|null $request, ResponseInterface $response, string $file[, array<string|int, mixed> $options = [] ]) : ResponseInterface
Parameters
- $request : ServerRequestInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Request object (read for the precondition headers).
- $response : ResponseInterface
-
The PSR-7 Response object to write into.
- $file : string
-
Absolute path of the file to serve.
- $options : array<string|int, mixed> = []
-
Optional switches keyed by ConditionalRequestOption (
weak,hashContent) and FileResponseOption (content headers, applied to the200response).
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Return values
ResponseInterface —A 200 (full content), 304 Not Modified, or 500 failure response.
fail()
Generates a structured error response with an HTTP status code and optional detailed messages.
public
fail(ServerRequestInterface|null $request, ResponseInterface|null $response[, int|string|null $code = 400 ][, string|null $details = null ][, array<string|int, mixed> $options = [] ][, string|null $accept = null ]) : ResponseInterface|null
Automatically logs the error if logging is enabled.
Parameters
- $request : ServerRequestInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Request object.
- $response : ResponseInterface|null
-
The PSR-7 Response object.
- $code : int|string|null = 400
-
The HTTP status code (default: 400).
- $details : string|null = null
-
Optional detailed error message to override default description.
- $options : array<string|int, mixed> = []
-
Optional array of additional data to include (e.g., errors).
- $accept : string|null = null
-
The header accepted by the client : 'application/cbor' or by default 'application/json'
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Return values
ResponseInterface|null —Returns a PSR-7 Response object with JSON content or null if $response is not provided.
response()
Return a response in the format accepted by the client : JSON by default or CBOR.
public
response(ResponseInterface $response[, mixed $data = null ][, int $status = 200 ][, string|null $accept = null ]) : ResponseInterface
Checks the Accept header in the request to determine the preferred format.
Parameters
- $response : ResponseInterface
-
PSR-7 Response object to write to.
- $data : mixed = null
-
Data to send in the response.
- $status : int = 200
-
HTTP status code (default: 200).
- $accept : string|null = null
-
The header accepted by the client : 'application/cbor' or by default 'application/json'
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ResponseInterfacestatus()
Outputs a generic HTTP status message in a JSON response.
public
status(ServerRequestInterface|null $request, ResponseInterface|null $response[, mixed $message = Char::EMPTY ][, int|string|null $code = 200 ][, array<string|int, mixed>|null $options = null ][, string|null $accept = null ]) : ResponseInterface|null
Parameters
- $request : ServerRequestInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Request object.
- $response : ResponseInterface|null
-
PSR-7 Response object to send output.
- $message : mixed = Char::EMPTY
-
The message content.
- $code : int|string|null = 200
-
The HTTP status code (default: 200).
- $options : array<string|int, mixed>|null = null
-
Optional array of additional output properties.
- $accept : string|null = null
-
The header accepted by the client : 'application/cbor' or by default 'application/json'
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Return values
ResponseInterface|null —Returns a PSR-7 Response object with JSON content or null if $response is not provided.
success()
Outputs a success message with optional JSON metadata.
public
success(ServerRequestInterface|null $request, ResponseInterface|null $response[, mixed $data = null ][, array<string|int, mixed>|null $init = null ][, string|null $accept = null ]) : mixed
If $response is null, returns the $data directly. Supports optional initialization properties like count, limit, offset, owner, URL, status, total, position, options.
Parameters
- $request : ServerRequestInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Request object.
- $response : ResponseInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Response object.
- $data : mixed = null
-
The main payload or data to return.
- $init : array<string|int, mixed>|null = null
-
Optional associative array with keys:
- count (int): Number of elements
- limit (int): Pagination limit
- offset (int): Pagination offset
- params (array): Parameters for getCurrentPath()
- status (int): HTTP status code
- total (int): Total elements
- url (string): URL to include in response
- owner (array|object): Owner reference
- options (array): Additional properties
- position (int): Optional position in list
- $accept : string|null = null
-
The header accepted by the client : 'application/cbor' or by default 'application/json'
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Return values
mixed —Returns a PSR-7 Response object with JSON if $response is provided, otherwise returns $data directly.
successWithNewBody()
Same as {@see self::success()} but guarantees a fresh response body stream before writing the envelope.
public
successWithNewBody(ServerRequestInterface|null $request, ResponseInterface|null $response[, mixed $data = null ][, array<string|int, mixed>|null $init = null ][, string|null $accept = null ]) : mixed
Use this only when an upstream actor (typically a sub-controller called from the current controller method) may have already written into the shared PSR-7 body stream. Calling the plain success() in that case would concatenate two JSON envelopes — invalid JSON for any strict parser (NextJS RSC, modern fetch, etc.).
Implementation: swaps the response body for an empty stream via self::withFreshBody(), then delegates to success(). Whatever was previously written is discarded; the resulting body contains exactly one envelope.
Parameters
- $request : ServerRequestInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Request object.
- $response : ResponseInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Response object.
- $data : mixed = null
-
The main payload or data to return.
- $init : array<string|int, mixed>|null = null
-
Same keys as success().
- $accept : string|null = null
-
The header accepted by the client.
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Return values
mixed —Same return contract as success().
withFreshBody()
Returns the same response with a fresh, empty body stream.
public
withFreshBody(ResponseInterface|null $response) : ResponseInterface|null
Use to discard whatever an upstream actor (sub-controller, middleware) may have already written, then chain into any other response helper.
Parameters
- $response : ResponseInterface|null
-
Optional PSR-7 Response object.
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Return values
ResponseInterface|null —The same response with a fresh empty body,
or null if $response was null.