Action Generator

Generate ADR-compliant Action classes for HTTP endpoints.

Action Characteristics

• Single Responsibility: One action = one HTTP endpoint
• Input Parsing: Collects and parses request input
• Domain Invocation: Calls UseCase/Handler
• Response Delegation: Passes result to Responder
• No Business Logic: Thin coordination layer
• Invokable: Single __invoke() method

Template

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\{Context}\{Action};

use Application\{Context}\UseCase\{Action}\{Action}Command;
use Application\{Context}\UseCase\{Action}\{Action}Handler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class {Action}Action
{
    public function __construct(
        private {Action}Handler $handler,
        private {Action}Responder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        {inputParsing}

        $command = new {Action}Command(
            {commandProperties}
        );

        $result = $this->handler->handle($command);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }

    {privateMethods}
}

Test Template

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Tests\Unit\Presentation\Api\{Context}\{Action};

use Application\{Context}\UseCase\{Action}\{Action}Command;
use Application\{Context}\UseCase\{Action}\{Action}Handler;
use Application\{Context}\UseCase\{Action}\{Action}Result;
use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
use Presentation\Api\{Context}\{Action}\{Action}Action;
use Presentation\Api\{Context}\{Action}\{Action}Responder;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\StreamInterface;

#[Group('unit')]
#[CoversClass({Action}Action::class)]
final class {Action}ActionTest extends TestCase
{
    private {Action}Handler $handler;
    private {Action}Responder $responder;
    private {Action}Action $action;

    protected function setUp(): void
    {
        $this->handler = $this->createMock({Action}Handler::class);
        $this->responder = $this->createMock({Action}Responder::class);
        $this->action = new {Action}Action($this->handler, $this->responder);
    }

    public function testInvokesHandlerWithCommand(): void
    {
        $request = $this->createRequest([{testData}]);

        $result = $this->createMock({Action}Result::class);
        $response = $this->createMock(ResponseInterface::class);

        $this->handler
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('handle')
            ->with($this->callback(fn ({Action}Command $cmd) =>
                {commandAssertions}
            ))
            ->willReturn($result);

        $this->responder
            ->expects($this->once())
            ->method('respond')
            ->with($result)
            ->willReturn($response);

        $actual = ($this->action)($request);

        self::assertSame($response, $actual);
    }

    private function createRequest(array $body): ServerRequestInterface
    {
        $stream = $this->createMock(StreamInterface::class);
        $request = $this->createMock(ServerRequestInterface::class);
        $request->method('getParsedBody')->willReturn($body);
        $request->method('getBody')->willReturn($stream);

        return $request;
    }
}

Action Patterns by HTTP Method

GET (Read Single)

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\User\GetById;

use Application\User\UseCase\GetUserById\GetUserByIdQuery;
use Application\User\UseCase\GetUserById\GetUserByIdHandler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class GetUserByIdAction
{
    public function __construct(
        private GetUserByIdHandler $handler,
        private GetUserByIdResponder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        $userId = $request->getAttribute('id');

        $query = new GetUserByIdQuery(userId: $userId);
        $result = $this->handler->handle($query);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }
}

GET (List with Pagination)

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\User\ListAll;

use Application\User\UseCase\ListUsers\ListUsersQuery;
use Application\User\UseCase\ListUsers\ListUsersHandler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class ListUsersAction
{
    public function __construct(
        private ListUsersHandler $handler,
        private ListUsersResponder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        $queryParams = $request->getQueryParams();

        $query = new ListUsersQuery(
            page: (int) ($queryParams['page'] ?? 1),
            perPage: (int) ($queryParams['per_page'] ?? 20),
            search: $queryParams['search'] ?? null,
        );

        $result = $this->handler->handle($query);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }
}

POST (Create)

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\User\Create;

use Application\User\UseCase\CreateUser\CreateUserCommand;
use Application\User\UseCase\CreateUser\CreateUserHandler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class CreateUserAction
{
    public function __construct(
        private CreateUserHandler $handler,
        private CreateUserResponder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        $body = (array) $request->getParsedBody();

        $command = new CreateUserCommand(
            email: $body['email'] ?? '',
            name: $body['name'] ?? '',
        );

        $result = $this->handler->handle($command);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }
}

PUT/PATCH (Update)

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\User\Update;

use Application\User\UseCase\UpdateUser\UpdateUserCommand;
use Application\User\UseCase\UpdateUser\UpdateUserHandler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class UpdateUserAction
{
    public function __construct(
        private UpdateUserHandler $handler,
        private UpdateUserResponder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        $userId = $request->getAttribute('id');
        $body = (array) $request->getParsedBody();

        $command = new UpdateUserCommand(
            userId: $userId,
            name: $body['name'] ?? null,
            email: $body['email'] ?? null,
        );

        $result = $this->handler->handle($command);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }
}

DELETE

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Presentation\Api\User\Delete;

use Application\User\UseCase\DeleteUser\DeleteUserCommand;
use Application\User\UseCase\DeleteUser\DeleteUserHandler;
use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
use Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface;

final readonly class DeleteUserAction
{
    public function __construct(
        private DeleteUserHandler $handler,
        private DeleteUserResponder $responder,
    ) {
    }

    public function __invoke(ServerRequestInterface $request): ResponseInterface
    {
        $userId = $request->getAttribute('id');

        $command = new DeleteUserCommand(userId: $userId);
        $result = $this->handler->handle($command);

        return $this->responder->respond($result);
    }
}

File Placement

Component	Path
Action	src/Presentation/Api/{Context}/{Action}/{Action}Action.php
Action Interface	src/Presentation/Shared/Action/ActionInterface.php
Test	tests/Unit/Presentation/Api/{Context}/{Action}/{Action}ActionTest.php

Generation Instructions

When asked to create an Action:

1. Identify HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
2. Determine input source (body, query params, route attributes)
3. Identify Command/Query DTO (what to pass to handler)
4. Generate Action class with proper namespace
5. Generate test with mocked dependencies

Naming Conventions

HTTP Method	Action Name	Command/Query
GET (single)	Get{Resource}ByIdAction	Get{Resource}ByIdQuery
GET (list)	List{Resource}sAction	List{Resource}sQuery
POST	Create{Resource}Action	Create{Resource}Command
PUT	Update{Resource}Action	Update{Resource}Command
PATCH	Patch{Resource}Action	Patch{Resource}Command
DELETE	Delete{Resource}Action	Delete{Resource}Command

References

For detailed patterns and examples:

• references/templates.md — Additional Action templates
• references/examples.md — Real-world Action examples