Input Class - Input Handling and Validation

The Input class is the core class for managing user input data. It supports receiving data from multiple sources, validation, sanitization, and secure file upload handling, with full PSR-7 standard support.

Namespace

Kotchasan\Input

Overview

The Input class provides comprehensive tools for:

• Receiving data from POST, GET, Cookie, Server, JSON
• Data validation
• Data sanitization
• Secure file upload handling
• Full PSR-7 standard compliance

Method Categories

1. PSR-7 Methods - PSR-7 standard Request management
2. Get Methods - Various data retrieval methods
3. Validation Methods - Data validation
4. File Handling - File upload management
5. JSON Methods - JSON data handling
6. Array Utilities - Array utility functions
7. Error Handling - Error management

1. PSR-7 Methods

__construct()

Create Input instance

public function __construct(?ServerRequestInterface $request = null): void

Parameters:

• $request - PSR-7 Request object (auto-created if not specified)

Example:

use Kotchasan\Input;

// Create from current request
$input = new Input();

// Create from custom request
$customRequest = new Request();
$input = new Input($customRequest);

create()

Create Input instance using static method

public static function create(?ServerRequestInterface $request = null): Input

Returns: Input instance

Example:

use Kotchasan\Input;

$input = Input::create();

getRequest()

Get PSR-7 Request object

public function getRequest(): ServerRequestInterface

Returns: PSR-7 ServerRequestInterface

Example:

$input = Input::create();
$request = $input->getRequest();

// Use PSR-7 methods
$method = $request->getMethod();
$uri = $request->getUri();

withRequest()

Create new Input instance with modified Request (Immutable)

public function withRequest(ServerRequestInterface $request): Input

Parameters:

• $request - New Request object

Returns: New Input instance

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$newRequest = $input->getRequest()->withMethod('POST');
$newInput = $input->withRequest($newRequest);

// $input remains unchanged, $newInput has new request

withQueryParams()

Create new Input instance with modified Query parameters

public function withQueryParams(array $query): Input

Parameters:

• $query - New query parameters

Returns: New Input instance

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$newInput = $input->withQueryParams([
    'page' => 2,
    'limit' => 20
]);

$page = $newInput->getInt('page'); // 2

withParsedBody()

Create new Input instance with modified Parsed body

public function withParsedBody(array|object|null $data): Input

Parameters:

• $data - New body data

Returns: New Input instance

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$newInput = $input->withParsedBody([
    'username' => 'john',
    'email' => 'john@example.com'
]);

withCookieParams()

Create new Input instance with modified Cookie parameters

public function withCookieParams(array $cookies): Input

Parameters:

• $cookies - New cookie parameters

Returns: New Input instance

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$newInput = $input->withCookieParams([
    'session_id' => 'abc123',
    'theme' => 'dark'
]);

withUploadedFiles()

Create new Input instance with modified Uploaded files

public function withUploadedFiles(array $uploadedFiles): Input

Parameters:
-$uploadedFiles` - New uploaded files

Returns: New Input instance

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$newInput = $input->withUploadedFiles([
    'avatar' => $uploadedFile
]);

2. Get Methods

get()

Get value from request

public function get(string $name, mixed $default = null, string $source = 'all'): mixed

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value if not found
• $source - Data source: 'post', 'get', 'cookie', 'server', 'json', 'all'

Returns: Parameter value (InputItem or Inputs for fluent API)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

// Get from POST or GET
$username = $input->get('username');

// Get from POST only
$password = $input->get('password', '', 'post');

// Get from GET only
$page = $input->get('page', 1, 'get');

// Get from Cookie
$theme = $input->get('theme', 'light', 'cookie');

all()

Get all data from specified source

public function all(string $source = 'all'): array

Parameters:

• $source - Data source

Returns: Array of all data

Example:

$input = Input::create();

// Get all data
$allData = $input->all();

// Get POST only
$postData = $input->all('post');

// Get GET only
$getData = $input->all('get');

// Get JSON data
$jsonData = $input->all('json');

getString()

Get sanitized string data

public function getString(string $name, mixed $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Sanitized string

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$name = $input->getString('name');
$bio = $input->getString('bio', 'No bio');

// Data will have HTML tags, script tags, SQL injection patterns removed

getInt()

Get integer data

public function getInt(string $name, int $default = 0, string $source = 'all'): int

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Integer

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$id = $input->getInt('id');
$page = $input->getInt('page', 1);
$limit = $input->getInt('limit', 10);

getFloat()

Get float data

public function getFloat(string $name, float $default = 0.0, string $source = 'all'): float

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Float

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$price = $input->getFloat('price');
$rating = $input->getFloat('rating', 0.0);
$discount = $input->getFloat('discount');

getBool()

Get boolean data

public function getBool(string $name, bool $default = false, string $source = 'all'): bool

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Boolean

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$agreed = $input->getBool('agree_terms');
$remember = $input->getBool('remember_me', false);
$isActive = $input->getBool('is_active');

// Supports: true, 1, '1', 'yes', 'on', 'true'

getArray()

Get array data

public function getArray(string $name, array $default = [], string $source = 'all'): array

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Array

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$tags = $input->getArray('tags', []);
$categories = $input->getArray('categories');
$permissions = $input->getArray('permissions', ['read']);

getNestedArray()

Get nested array using dot notation

public function getNestedArray(string $name, array $default = [], string $source = 'all'): array

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name (supports dot notation)
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Array

Example:

$input = Input::create();

// Get $data['user']['address']['city']
$city = $input->getNestedArray('user.address.city');

// Get $data['config']['database']['connections']
$connections = $input->getNestedArray('config.database.connections', []);

getDate()

Get date data

public function getDate(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid date format or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$birthDate = $input->getDate('birth_date');
$startDate = $input->getDate('start_date', date('Y-m-d'));

// Must be valid date format (Y-m-d)

getTime()

Get time data

public function getTime(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid time format or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$meetingTime = $input->getTime('meeting_time');
$startTime = $input->getTime('start_time', '09:00');

// Must be valid time format (H:i:s or H:i)

getEmail()

Get email data

public function getEmail(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid email or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$email = $input->getEmail('email');
$recoveryEmail = $input->getEmail('recovery_email', '');

// Validates email format

getUrl()

Get URL data

public function getUrl(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid URL or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$website = $input->getUrl('website');
$profileUrl = $input->getUrl('profile_url', '');

// Validates URL format

getPhone()

Get phone number data

public function getPhone(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid phone or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$phone = $input->getPhone('phone');
$mobile = $input->getPhone('mobile', '');

// Validates phone format

getUsername()

Get username data

public function getUsername(string $name, string $default = '', string $source = 'all'): string

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: String (valid username or default)

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$username = $input->getUsername('username');

// Validates username format (letters, numbers, _, -)

getValidatedArray()

Get array validated against schema

public function getValidatedArray(string $name, array $schema, array $default = [], string $source = 'all'): array

Parameters:

• $name - Parameter name
• $schema - Validation schema
• $default - Default value
• $source - Data source

Returns: Validated array

Example:

$input = Input::create();

$schema = [
    'name' => 'string',
    'age' => 'integer',
    'email' => 'email'
];

$userData = $input->getValidatedArray('user', $schema, []);

3. Validation Methods (10 methods)

4. File Handling Methods (6 methods)

5. JSON Methods (3 methods)

6. Array Utilities (10 methods)

7. Error Handling & Utilities (7 methods)

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Complete Usage Examples

1. Complete Form Validation

use Kotchasan\Input;

$input = Input::create();

$input->rules([
    'username' => [
        'required' => 'Username is required',
        'min' => ['value' => 3, 'message' => 'Username must be at least 3 characters'],
        'max' => 20,
        'pattern' => '/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$/',
        'label' => 'Username'
    ],
    'email' => [
        'required' => 'Email is required',
        'email' => 'Invalid email format',
        'label' => 'Email Address'
    ]
]);

if ($input->validate()) {
    $data = $input->validated();
    echo "Registration successful!";
} else {
    echo $input->errorsToHtml();
}

2. File Upload with Validation

use Kotchasan\Input;
use Kotchasan\Image;

$input = Input::create();

$avatar = $input->getImage('avatar', ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'png'], 800, 800);

if ($avatar) {
    $result = Image::resize(
        $avatar['tmp_name'],
        'uploads/avatars/',
        'avatar_' . uniqid() . '.jpg',
        400
    );

    echo "Avatar uploaded successfully!";
}

3. JSON API Endpoint

use Kotchasan\Input;

$input = Input::create();

if ($input->isJson()) {
    $data = $input->getJson();

    $input->rules([
        'name' => ['required' => 'Name is required'],
        'email' => ['required' => 'Email is required', 'email' => 'Invalid email']
    ]);

    if ($input->validate($data)) {
        header('Content-Type: application/json');
        echo json_encode(['success' => true, 'data' => $input->validated()]);
    } else {
        header('Content-Type: application/json', true, 400);
        echo json_encode(['success' => false, 'errors' => $input->errors()]);
    }
}

Best Practices

1. Security

// ✅ Good: Use validation and sanitization
$name = $input->getString('name');
$email = $input->getEmail('email');

// ❌ Bad: Use direct input
$name = $_POST['name']; // Dangerous!

2. Type Safety

// ✅ Good: Use typed getters
$id = $input->getInt('id');
$price = $input->getFloat('price');
$active = $input->getBool('active');

// ❌ Bad: Use get() and cast
$id = (int) $input->get('id');

3. File Upload Security

// ✅ Good: Check security
$file = $input->getSecureFile('upload', ['pdf'], [], 5*1024*1024);
if ($file && $input->isFileSafe('upload')) {
    // Safe
}

// ❌ Bad: No validation
$file = $_FILES['upload'];
move_uploaded_file($file['tmp_name'], 'uploads/' . $file['name']);

Summary

The Input class is a powerful tool for:

• ✅ Safely receive data from multiple sources
• ✅ Flexible validation with validation rules
• ✅ Automatic data sanitization
• ✅ Secure file upload handling
• ✅ PSR-7 standard support
• ✅ Convenient JSON data handling
• ✅ Immutable pattern for PSR-7

Proper use of Input class helps prevent:

• XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
• SQL Injection
• File Upload Vulnerabilities
• Type Confusion Attacks
• Path Traversal

Method Count: 57 methods
File Size: 1,667 lines
Categories: 7 categories