Create Controller.php

Added a new API controller base class with an apiResponse method to standardize JSON responses for microservices

Author: KroderDev

src/Http/Controller.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace Kroderdev\LaravelMicroserviceCore\Http;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
+
+abstract class Controller
+{
+    /**
+     * Return a standardized JSON API response.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $data         The response data (array, object, etc).
+     * @param string|null $message  Optional message for context or status.
+     * @param int $statusCode     HTTP status code (default: 200 OK).
+     * @param bool $success       Whether the request was successful.
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    protected function apiResponse(mixed $data = null, string $message = null, int $statusCode = 200, bool $success = true): JsonResponse
+    {
+        return response()->json([
+            'success' => $success,
+            'message' => $message,
+            'data'    => $data,
+        ], $statusCode);
+    }
+}