Complex classes like JsonApiController often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use JsonApiController, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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| 13 | abstract class JsonApiController extends Controller  | 
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| 14 | { | 
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| 15 | use JsonApiErrors;  | 
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| 16 | |||
| 17 | /**  | 
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| 18 | * Return the Eloquent Model for the resource.  | 
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| 19 | *  | 
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| 20 | * @return Model  | 
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| 21 | */  | 
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| 22 | abstract protected function getModel();  | 
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| 24 | /**  | 
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| 25 | * Return the type name of the resource.  | 
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| 26 | *  | 
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| 27 | * @return string  | 
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| 28 | */  | 
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| 29 | protected function getModelType()  | 
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| 34 | /**  | 
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| 35 | * The model relationships that can be updated.  | 
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| 36 | *  | 
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| 37 | * @return string  | 
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| 38 | */  | 
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| 39 | protected function getModelRelationships()  | 
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| 44 | /**  | 
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| 45 | * Return a listing of the resource.  | 
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| 46 | *  | 
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| 47 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 48 | *  | 
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| 49 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 50 | */  | 
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| 51 | public function indexAction(Request $request)  | 
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| 84 | /**  | 
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| 85 | * Store a new record.  | 
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| 86 | *  | 
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| 87 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 88 | *  | 
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| 89 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 90 | */  | 
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| 91 | public function storeAction(Request $request)  | 
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| 102 | /**  | 
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| 103 | * Return a specified record.  | 
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| 104 | *  | 
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| 105 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 106 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 107 | *  | 
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| 108 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 109 | */  | 
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| 110 | public function showAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 118 | /**  | 
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| 119 | * Update a specified record.  | 
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| 120 | *  | 
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| 121 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 122 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 123 | *  | 
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| 124 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 125 | */  | 
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| 126 | public function updateAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 138 | /**  | 
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| 139 | * Destroy a specified record.  | 
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| 140 | *  | 
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| 141 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 142 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 143 | *  | 
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| 144 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 145 | */  | 
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| 146 | public function destroyAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 154 | /**  | 
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| 155 | * Return a specified record relationship.  | 
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| 156 | *  | 
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| 157 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 158 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 159 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 160 | *  | 
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| 161 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 162 | */  | 
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| 163 | public function relationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 184 | /**  | 
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| 185 | * Update a named many-to-one relationship association on a specified record.  | 
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| 186 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-one-relationships  | 
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| 187 | *  | 
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| 188 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 189 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 190 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 191 | * @param string|null $foreignKey  | 
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| 192 | *  | 
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| 193 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 194 | */  | 
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| 195 | public function updateToOneRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation, $foreignKey = null)  | 
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| 209 | /**  | 
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| 210 | * Update named many-to-many relationship entries on a specified record.  | 
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| 211 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-many-relationships  | 
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| 212 | *  | 
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| 213 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 214 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 215 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 216 | *  | 
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| 217 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 218 | */  | 
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| 219 | public function updateToManyRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 247 | /**  | 
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| 248 | * Return an instance of the resource by primary key.  | 
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| 249 | *  | 
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| 250 | * @param int $key  | 
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| 251 | *  | 
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| 252 | * @throws \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException  | 
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| 253 | *  | 
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| 254 | * @return Model  | 
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| 255 | */  | 
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| 256 | protected function findModelInstance($key)  | 
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| 261 | /**  | 
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| 262 | * Return any JSON API resource parameters from a request.  | 
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| 263 | *  | 
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| 264 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 265 | *  | 
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| 266 | * @return array  | 
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| 267 | */  | 
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| 268 | protected function getRequestParameters($request)  | 
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| 278 | /**  | 
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| 279 | * Return any comma separated values in a request query field as an array.  | 
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| 280 | *  | 
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| 281 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 282 | * @param string $key  | 
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| 283 | *  | 
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| 284 | * @return array  | 
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| 285 | */  | 
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| 286 | protected function getRequestQuerySet($request, $key)  | 
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| 291 | /**  | 
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| 292 | * Transform a model instance into a JSON API object.  | 
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| 293 | *  | 
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| 294 | * @param Model $record  | 
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| 295 | * @param array|null $fields Field names of attributes to limit to  | 
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| 296 | * @param array|null $include Relations to include  | 
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| 297 | *  | 
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| 298 | * @return array  | 
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| 299 | */  | 
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| 300 | protected function transformRecord($record, array $fields = [], array $include = [])  | 
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| 342 | /**  | 
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| 343 | * Transform a set of models into a JSON API collection.  | 
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| 344 | *  | 
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| 345 | * @param \Illuminate\Support\Collection $records  | 
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| 346 | * @param array $fields  | 
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| 347 | *  | 
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| 348 | * @return array  | 
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| 349 | */  | 
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| 350 | protected function transformCollection($records, array $fields = [])  | 
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| 359 | /**  | 
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| 360 | * Transform a set of models into a collection of JSON API resource  | 
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| 361 | * identifier objects.  | 
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| 362 | *  | 
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| 363 | * @param \Illuminate\Support\Collection $records  | 
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| 364 | *  | 
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| 365 | * @return array  | 
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| 366 | */  | 
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| 367 | protected function transformCollectionIds($records)  | 
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| 379 | /**  | 
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| 380 | * Update one or more relationships on a model instance.  | 
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| 381 | *  | 
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| 382 | * @param Model $record  | 
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| 383 | * @param array $relationships  | 
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| 384 | */  | 
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| 385 | protected function updateRecordRelationships($record, array $relationships)  | 
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| 400 | }  | 
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| 401 | 
It is generally a best practice as it is often more readable to use concatenation instead of interpolation for variables inside strings.