Dotkernel API has come a long way since this post was created. Check out the newest version of Dotkernel API to stay up to date with the latest functional and security features.
DotKernel API 1.0.0 was just released!
What is DotKernel API?
It is a Zend Expressive 3 application aiming to help developers quickly and efficiently develop an API.
How does it work?
Under the hood it uses the following libraries:
- ezimuel/zend-expressive-api: - skeleton application on which this API is based on
- dotkernel/dot-annotated-services: ^1.1 - for handling dependency injection in your services
- dotkernel/dot-console: ^0.1.1 - for developing console applications
- dotkernel/dot-errorhandler: ^1.0 - which provides customizable error logging
- dotkernel/dot-mail: ^1.0 - for sending emails via SMTP
- zendframework/zend-expressive-authentication-oauth2: ^1.0 - for OAuth2 authentication
- zendframework/zend-expressive-authorization-rbac: ^1.0 - for role-based permissions
- zendframework/zend-expressive-twigrenderer: ^2.4 - for composing email bodies
- dasprid/container-interop-doctrine: ^1.1 - database abstraction layer
- tuupola/cors-middleware: ^0.9.4 - for automatically sending CORS headers with each request
- swagger-api/swagger-ui: ^3.22 - for creating OpenAPI 3 documentation
What does it offer?
Out-of-the-box, DotKernel API provides the following features:
- Secure authentication via OAuth2
- Two user roles: admin and member
- Admin users are allowed to manage any user account
- Members are allowed to manage only their own accounts
- OpenAPI 3 documentation - also an interactive interface that developers can use to integrate your API