Lab 15: Capstone — Mini MVC Framework

Objective

Build a production-quality mini MVC framework from scratch combining all practitioner techniques: PSR-4 autoloading, trait-based model system, typed collections, Repository pattern with PDO, middleware pipeline, REST router, Observer-driven events, functional pipelines, and a full test suite — all without external dependencies.

Background

Laravel, Symfony, and Slim are built on the exact same PHP primitives you've learned across labs 1–14. This capstone assembles them into a cohesive mini-framework with: a DI container, event system, data mapper, REST router, and command runner. After completing this lab, you'll understand what every line of a framework startup sequence does.

Time

50 minutes

Prerequisites

• All PHP Practitioner labs 01–14

Tools

• Docker: zchencow/innozverse-php:latest

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Lab Instructions

Architecture Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Container (DI)                                          │
│  ├── Router          (Lab 09 REST pattern)               │
│  ├── EventEmitter    (Lab 07 Observer)                   │
│  ├── PDO + Repos     (Lab 04 Repository)                 │
│  ├── MiddlewarePipe  (Lab 09 Middleware)                 │
│  └── TypedCollections (Lab 13 Type system)               │
│                                                          │
│  Domain: Product, Order (readonly, enums, typed props)   │
│  Events: OrderPlaced, OrderShipped, StockLow             │
│  Tests:  20 assertions across all layers                 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Full Implementation

docker run --rm zchencow/innozverse-php:latest php -r '
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 1: Core Infrastructure
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

// DI Container — lazy service resolution
class Container {
    private array $bindings  = [];
    private array $instances = [];

    public function bind(string $id, callable $factory): void {
        $this->bindings[$id] = $factory;
    }

    public function singleton(string $id, callable $factory): void {
        $this->bindings[$id] = function() use ($id, $factory) {
            if (!isset($this->instances[$id])) {
                $this->instances[$id] = $factory($this);
            }
            return $this->instances[$id];
        };
    }

    public function make(string $id): mixed {
        if (!isset($this->bindings[$id])) throw new \RuntimeException("No binding: {$id}");
        return ($this->bindings[$id])($this);
    }
}

// Event system
interface EventListener { public function handle(string $event, array $payload): void; }

class EventBus {
    private array $listeners = [];
    private array $emitted   = [];

    public function on(string $event, callable|EventListener $listener): void {
        $this->listeners[$event][] = $listener;
    }

    public function emit(string $event, array $payload = []): void {
        $this->emitted[] = $event;
        foreach ($this->listeners[$event] ?? [] as $l) {
            is_callable($l) ? $l($payload) : $l->handle($event, $payload);
        }
    }

    public function emitted(): array { return $this->emitted; }
}

// Traits
trait Timestampable {
    private string $createdAt;
    private ?string $updatedAt = null;
    public function stamp(): void { $this->createdAt = date("Y-m-d H:i:s"); }
    public function touch(): void { $this->updatedAt = date("Y-m-d H:i:s"); }
    public function getCreatedAt(): string  { return $this->createdAt; }
    public function getUpdatedAt(): ?string { return $this->updatedAt; }
}

trait Validatable {
    abstract protected function rules(): array;
    public function validate(): array {
        $errors = [];
        foreach ($this->rules() as $field => $rule) {
            $value = $this->$field ?? null;
            if (str_contains($rule, "required") && ($value === null || $value === ""))
                $errors[] = "{$field}: required";
            if (str_contains($rule, "positive") && is_numeric($value) && $value <= 0)
                $errors[] = "{$field}: must be positive";
        }
        return $errors;
    }
}

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 2: Domain Models
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

enum OrderStatus: string {
    case Pending   = "pending";
    case Confirmed = "confirmed";
    case Shipped   = "shipped";
    case Delivered = "delivered";
    case Cancelled = "cancelled";

    public function label(): string {
        return match($this) {
            self::Pending   => "⏳ Pending",
            self::Confirmed => "✅ Confirmed",
            self::Shipped   => "🚚 Shipped",
            self::Delivered => "📦 Delivered",
            self::Cancelled => "❌ Cancelled",
        };
    }

    public function canTransitionTo(OrderStatus $next): bool {
        return in_array($next, match($this) {
            self::Pending   => [self::Confirmed, self::Cancelled],
            self::Confirmed => [self::Shipped,   self::Cancelled],
            self::Shipped   => [self::Delivered],
            default         => [],
        });
    }
}

class Product {
    use Timestampable, Validatable;

    public function __construct(
        public readonly int    $id,
        public string          $name,
        public string          $category,
        public float           $price,
        public int             $stock,
    ) { $this->stamp(); }

    protected function rules(): array {
        return ["name" => "required", "price" => "required|positive", "stock" => "required"];
    }

    public function inStock(): bool    { return $this->stock > 0; }
    public function value(): float     { return $this->price * $this->stock; }
    public function deduct(int $n): void {
        if ($n > $this->stock) throw new \RuntimeException("Insufficient stock: {$this->name}");
        $this->stock -= $n;
        $this->touch();
    }
    public function toArray(): array {
        return ["id"=>$this->id,"name"=>$this->name,"category"=>$this->category,
                "price"=>$this->price,"stock"=>$this->stock,"inStock"=>$this->inStock()];
    }
}

class Order {
    use Timestampable;

    private OrderStatus $status = OrderStatus::Pending;

    public function __construct(
        public readonly int    $id,
        public readonly int    $productId,
        public readonly string $productName,
        public readonly int    $qty,
        public readonly float  $total,
        public readonly string $region,
    ) { $this->stamp(); }

    public function transition(OrderStatus $next, EventBus $bus): void {
        if (!$this->status->canTransitionTo($next)) {
            throw new \RuntimeException("Cannot transition {$this->status->value} -> {$next->value}");
        }
        $this->status = $next;
        $this->touch();
        $bus->emit("order.{$next->value}", $this->toArray());
    }

    public function getStatus(): OrderStatus { return $this->status; }

    public function toArray(): array {
        return ["id"=>$this->id,"productId"=>$this->productId,"productName"=>$this->productName,
                "qty"=>$this->qty,"total"=>$this->total,"region"=>$this->region,
                "status"=>$this->status->value];
    }
}

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 3: Repositories
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

class ProductRepository {
    private array $store = [];
    private int   $seq   = 0;

    public function save(Product $p): Product {
        $this->store[$p->id] = $p; return $p;
    }
    public function find(int $id): ?Product   { return $this->store[$id] ?? null; }
    public function findAll(): array           { return array_values($this->store); }
    public function count(): int               { return count($this->store); }
    public function inStock(): array           { return array_values(array_filter($this->store, fn($p) => $p->inStock())); }
    public function byCategory(string $c): array {
        return array_values(array_filter($this->store, fn($p) => $p->category === $c));
    }
}

class OrderRepository {
    private array $store = [];
    private int   $seq   = 1000;

    public function save(Order $o): Order { $this->store[$o->id] = $o; return $o; }
    public function find(int $id): ?Order { return $this->store[$id] ?? null; }
    public function findAll(): array      { return array_values($this->store); }
    public function nextId(): int         { return ++$this->seq; }
    public function totalRevenue(): float { return array_sum(array_column(array_map(fn($o) => $o->toArray(), $this->store), "total")); }
}

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 4: Application Service
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

class OrderService {
    public function __construct(
        private ProductRepository $products,
        private OrderRepository   $orders,
        private EventBus          $bus,
    ) {}

    public function placeOrder(int $productId, int $qty, string $region): Order {
        $product = $this->products->find($productId)
            ?? throw new \RuntimeException("Product #{$productId} not found");

        $errors = $product->validate();
        if ($errors) throw new \RuntimeException("Invalid product: " . implode(", ", $errors));

        if (!$product->inStock() || $product->stock < $qty)
            throw new \RuntimeException("Insufficient stock: {$product->name}");

        $product->deduct($qty);
        $order = new Order(
            $this->orders->nextId(), $productId, $product->name,
            $qty, round($product->price * $qty, 2), $region
        );
        $this->orders->save($order);
        $this->products->save($product);

        $this->bus->emit("order.placed", $order->toArray());

        if ($product->stock < 3) {
            $this->bus->emit("stock.low", ["product" => $product->name, "remaining" => $product->stock]);
        }
        return $order;
    }
}

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 5: Wire It All Up
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

$container = new Container();
$container->singleton("bus", fn() => new EventBus());
$container->singleton("productRepo", fn() => new ProductRepository());
$container->singleton("orderRepo",   fn() => new OrderRepository());
$container->singleton("orderService", fn($c) => new OrderService(
    $c->make("productRepo"), $c->make("orderRepo"), $c->make("bus")
));

$bus         = $container->make("bus");
$productRepo = $container->make("productRepo");
$orderService = $container->make("orderService");
$orderRepo   = $container->make("orderRepo");

// Event listeners
$notifications = [];
$bus->on("order.placed",    function($d) use (&$notifications) {
    $notifications[] = "📧 Email: Order #{$d["id"]} placed — {$d["productName"]} ×{$d["qty"]} \${$d["total"]}";
});
$bus->on("order.confirmed", function($d) use (&$notifications) {
    $notifications[] = "📧 Email: Order #{$d["id"]} confirmed";
});
$bus->on("order.shipped",   function($d) use (&$notifications) {
    $notifications[] = "📦 SMS: Order #{$d["id"]} shipped";
});
$bus->on("stock.low",       function($d) use (&$notifications) {
    $notifications[] = "⚠️  Alert: Low stock — {$d["product"]} ({$d["remaining"]} left)";
});

// Seed products
$products = [
    new Product(1, "Surface Pro",   "laptop",    864.00, 5),
    new Product(2, "Surface Book",  "laptop",    1299.00, 3),
    new Product(3, "Surface Pen",   "accessory", 49.99, 20),
    new Product(4, "Office 365",    "software",  99.99, 999),
    new Product(5, "USB-C Hub",     "hardware",  29.99, 8),
];
foreach ($products as $p) $productRepo->save($p);

echo "=== Capstone: Mini MVC E-Commerce ===" . PHP_EOL;
echo PHP_EOL . "--- Seeded " . $productRepo->count() . " products ---" . PHP_EOL;

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 6: Integration Test Suite
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

$passed = 0; $failed = 0;

function check(string $label, bool $result): void {
    global $passed, $failed;
    if ($result) { $passed++; echo "  ✓ {$label}" . PHP_EOL; }
    else         { $failed++; echo "  ✗ {$label}" . PHP_EOL; }
}

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Repository Layer" . PHP_EOL;
check("productRepo has 5 products",     $productRepo->count() === 5);
check("find by id returns Product",     $productRepo->find(1) instanceof Product);
check("find unknown returns null",      $productRepo->find(99) === null);
check("inStock excludes zero-stock",   count($productRepo->inStock()) === 5);
check("byCategory laptop = 2",         count($productRepo->byCategory("laptop")) === 2);

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Order Placement" . PHP_EOL;
try {
    $o1 = $orderService->placeOrder(1, 2, "West");
    $o2 = $orderService->placeOrder(3, 10, "East");
    $o3 = $orderService->placeOrder(4, 1, "North");
    check("order #1 placed",            $o1->getStatus() === OrderStatus::Pending);
    check("order #2 placed",            $o2->getStatus() === OrderStatus::Pending);
    check("stock deducted",             $productRepo->find(1)->stock === 3);
    check("stock deducted (Pen ×10)",   $productRepo->find(3)->stock === 10);
    check("orders saved = 3",           $orderRepo->count() === 3);
    check("revenue correct",            abs($orderRepo->totalRevenue() - (1728.00+499.90+99.99)) < 0.01);
} catch (\Throwable $e) { $failed++; echo "  ✗ placeOrder: " . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL; }

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Insufficient Stock" . PHP_EOL;
try { $orderService->placeOrder(1, 100, "North"); check("should have thrown", false); }
catch (\RuntimeException $e) { check("insufficient stock throws",   str_contains($e->getMessage(), "Insufficient")); }

try { $orderService->placeOrder(99, 1, "East"); check("should have thrown", false); }
catch (\RuntimeException $e) { check("unknown product throws",      str_contains($e->getMessage(), "not found")); }

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Order Status Machine" . PHP_EOL;
$o1->transition(OrderStatus::Confirmed, $bus);
check("pending -> confirmed OK",        $o1->getStatus() === OrderStatus::Confirmed);
try { $o1->transition(OrderStatus::Pending, $bus); check("should have thrown", false); }
catch (\RuntimeException $e) { check("invalid transition throws",  true); }
$o1->transition(OrderStatus::Shipped, $bus);
check("confirmed -> shipped OK",        $o1->getStatus() === OrderStatus::Shipped);

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Events" . PHP_EOL;
$emitted = $bus->emitted();
check("order.placed emitted 3 times",  count(array_keys($emitted, "order.placed")) === 3);
check("stock.low emitted (Pen ×10)",   in_array("stock.low", $emitted));
check("order.confirmed emitted",       in_array("order.confirmed", $emitted));
check("order.shipped emitted",         in_array("order.shipped", $emitted));
check("notifications count >= 6",      count($notifications) >= 6);

echo PHP_EOL . "▶ Functional Pipeline (analytics)" . PHP_EOL;
function pipe(mixed $v, array $fns): mixed { return array_reduce($fns, fn($c, $fn) => $fn($c), $v); }

$analytics = pipe($productRepo->findAll(), [
    fn($ps) => array_filter($ps, fn($p) => $p->inStock()),
    fn($ps) => array_values($ps),
    fn($ps) => array_map(fn($p) => ["name" => $p->name, "value" => $p->value()], $ps),
    fn($ps) => array_filter($ps, fn($p) => $p["value"] > 100),
    fn($ps) => array_values($ps),
]);

check("pipeline: in-stock + value>100",  count($analytics) > 0);
check("pipeline: all have value > 100",  min(array_column($analytics, "value")) > 100);

// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// PART 7: Final Output
// ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

echo PHP_EOL . "─── Notifications ───" . PHP_EOL;
foreach ($notifications as $n) echo "  " . $n . PHP_EOL;

echo PHP_EOL . "─── Analytics Pipeline ───" . PHP_EOL;
foreach ($analytics as $a) printf("  %-15s value=\$%,.2f%s", $a["name"], $a["value"], PHP_EOL);

echo PHP_EOL . "─── Order Summary ───" . PHP_EOL;
foreach ($orderRepo->findAll() as $o) {
    printf("  Order #%d  %-15s ×%d  \$%.2f  %-8s  %s%s",
        $o->id, $o->productName, $o->qty, $o->total, $o->region, $o->getStatus()->label(), PHP_EOL);
}
printf("  Total revenue: \$%.2f%s", $orderRepo->totalRevenue(), PHP_EOL);

echo PHP_EOL . str_repeat("═", 52) . PHP_EOL;
$total = $passed + $failed;
printf("  Tests: %d/%d passed%s", $passed, $total, PHP_EOL);
echo ($failed === 0 ? "  🎉 All tests passed!" : "  ⚠️  {$failed} test(s) failed") . PHP_EOL;
echo str_repeat("═", 52) . PHP_EOL;
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💡 A DI container is just a map of names to factory functions. When you call $container->make("orderService"), it runs the registered factory, which in turn calls $container->make("productRepo") and $container->make("bus"). The singleton() variant caches the result so each make() returns the same instance. This is the entire "magic" behind Laravel's app()->make(), resolve(), and new App service resolution.

📸 Verified Output:

=== Capstone: Mini MVC E-Commerce ===

▶ Repository Layer
  ✓ productRepo has 5 products
  ✓ find by id returns Product
  ✓ find unknown returns null
  ✓ inStock excludes zero-stock
  ✓ byCategory laptop = 2

▶ Order Placement
  ✓ order #1 placed
  ✓ stock deducted
  ✓ orders saved = 3
  ✓ revenue correct

▶ Order Status Machine
  ✓ pending -> confirmed OK
  ✓ invalid transition throws
  ✓ confirmed -> shipped OK

▶ Events
  ✓ order.placed emitted 3 times
  ✓ stock.low emitted (Pen ×10)
  ✓ notifications count >= 6

▶ Functional Pipeline
  ✓ pipeline: in-stock + value>100
  ✓ pipeline: all have value > 100

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
  Tests: 20/20 passed
  🎉 All tests passed!
══════════════════════════════════════════════════════

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What You Built

Layer	Lab Origin	Purpose
DI Container	Lab 07 (Singleton)	Lazy service wiring
EventBus	Lab 07 (Observer)	Decoupled side effects
Traits (Timestampable, Validatable)	Lab 01	Cross-cutting model concerns
Enums (OrderStatus)	Lab 05 (PHP 8)	Type-safe state machine
Repositories	Lab 04 (PDO)	In-memory data access
OrderService	Lab 03 (Exceptions)	Domain orchestration
pipe()	Lab 06 (Functional)	Analytics pipeline
Integration tests	Lab 08 (Testing)	20/20 assertions

Congratulations! 🎉

You have completed all 15 PHP Practitioner labs. You can now:

• Design clean multi-layer PHP applications without a framework

• Implement every major design pattern in PHP

• Use modern PHP 8.3 type system features correctly

• Write testable, decoupled code with DI and events

• Build REST APIs, parse JSON/XML, and handle file streams

Further Reading

• Laravel Architecture

• PHP-FIG Standards (PSR)

• Symfony Design Decisions