GitAuto: [FEATURE] Add MVC Capability to Pancake Toolkit

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Resolves #236

What is the feature

This pull request introduces MVC (Model-View-Controller) capability to the Pancake toolkit. It adds key components including a BaseController, an ApiController, a Router class, and integration with the DIContainer for seamless dependency management. Additionally, it provides support for template engine registration, allowing developers to utilize either a default engine or integrate with popular engines like Mustache or Twig for view rendering.

Why we need the feature

Adding MVC capability enhances the Pancake toolkit by enabling structured handling of both web and API requests. It promotes a clear separation of concerns:

• Models manage data and business logic.
• Views handle the presentation layer.
• Controllers process incoming requests, manipulate models, and render views.

This structure improves code organization, maintainability, and scalability. It allows developers to build more complex applications efficiently while keeping the codebase clean and modular. Furthermore, integrating a template engine simplifies view rendering and improves the developer experience by providing dynamic template capabilities.

How to implement and why

Step 1: Implement BaseController and ApiController

• BaseController:
  • Contains common methods like render() for rendering views and redirect() for URL redirection.
  • Accepts a $templateEngine in the constructor for flexibility in view rendering.
• ApiController:
  • Inherits from BaseController.
  • Overrides the render() method to return JSON responses, setting appropriate headers.
• Reasoning: This design allows for reusable code across controllers and differentiates between web and API responses efficiently.

Step 2: Create a Router class

• Functionality:
  • Maintains a list of routes with their associated HTTP methods, URIs, controllers, and actions.
  • Provides an add() method to register new routes.
  • Implements a dispatch() method to match incoming requests and delegate them to the correct controller action.
• Reasoning: A centralized router simplifies request handling and makes route management more organized and scalable.

Step 3: Integrate with the DIContainer

• Registration:
  • Register the templateEngine as a singleton for consistent use across the application.
  • Register BaseController and ApiController as transients to ensure a new instance per request, injecting the templateEngine.
• Reasoning: Using a DI container promotes loose coupling and makes the system more flexible and testable by managing dependencies centrally.

Step 4: Add Template Engine Support

• Implementation:
  • Allow developers to register a template engine of their choice.
  • Default to a simple engine if none is provided.
• Reasoning: This flexibility accommodates various project needs and developer preferences, enhancing the toolkit's adaptability.

Step 5: Provide Unit and Integration Tests

• Unit Tests:
  • Test individual components like controllers, the router, and DI integration for expected behavior.
• Integration Tests:
  • Verify that all components interact correctly, ensuring the MVC structure functions as intended.
• Reasoning: Testing ensures reliability and helps catch issues early in the development process.

Step 6: Update Documentation

• Add Usage Examples:
  • Provide clear examples on how to use the new MVC components.
• Reasoning: Good documentation helps users understand and adopt the new features quickly, improving the overall developer experience.

By following these steps, we enhance the Pancake toolkit with robust MVC capabilities, making it a more powerful and flexible framework for web application development.

About backward compatibility

This implementation maintains full backward compatibility:

• Existing functionality remains unaffected because new classes and features are added without altering the current codebase.
• Developers can opt-in to use the MVC components as needed without modifying their existing code.
• The default behavior of the toolkit is preserved unless the new MVC features are explicitly utilized.

Reasoning: Ensuring backward compatibility allows current users of the Pancake toolkit to upgrade without any disruption to their existing applications, while providing access to enhanced features when they're ready to adopt them.

Test these changes locally

git checkout -b gitauto/issue-236-25e6bb88-4bef-4c61-bac6-b2f559ba760c
git pull origin gitauto/issue-236-25e6bb88-4bef-4c61-bac6-b2f559ba760c

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