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.
| 1 | <?php  | 
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| 27 | abstract class JsonApiController extends Controller  | 
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| 28 | { | 
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| 29 | use JsonApiErrors;  | 
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| 30 | use AuthorizesRequests;  | 
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| 31 | use ValidatesRequests;  | 
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| 32 | |||
| 33 | /**  | 
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| 34 | * Return the Eloquent Model for the resource.  | 
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| 35 | *  | 
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| 36 | * @return Model  | 
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| 37 | */  | 
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| 38 | abstract protected function getModel();  | 
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| 39 | |||
| 40 | /**  | 
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| 41 | * The model relationships that can be updated.  | 
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| 42 | *  | 
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| 43 | * @return array  | 
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| 44 | */  | 
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| 45 | protected function getModelRelationships()  | 
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| 49 | |||
| 50 | /**  | 
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| 51 | * Return a listing of the resource.  | 
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| 52 | *  | 
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| 53 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 54 | * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder|null $query Custom resource query  | 
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| 55 | *  | 
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| 56 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 57 | */  | 
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| 58 | public function indexAction(Request $request, $query = null)  | 
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| 79 | /**  | 
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| 80 | * Store a new record.  | 
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| 81 | *  | 
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| 82 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 83 | *  | 
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| 84 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 85 | */  | 
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| 86 | public function storeAction(Request $request)  | 
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| 97 | /**  | 
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| 98 | * Return a specified record.  | 
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| 99 | *  | 
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| 100 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 101 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 102 | *  | 
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| 103 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 104 | */  | 
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| 105 | public function showAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 114 | /**  | 
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| 115 | * Update a specified record.  | 
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| 116 | *  | 
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| 117 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 118 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 119 | *  | 
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| 120 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 121 | */  | 
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| 122 | public function updateAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 135 | /**  | 
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| 136 | * Destroy a specified record.  | 
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| 137 | *  | 
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| 138 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 139 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 140 | *  | 
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| 141 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 142 | */  | 
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| 143 | public function destroyAction(Request $request, $record)  | 
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| 150 | |||
| 151 | /**  | 
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| 152 | * Return a specified record relationship.  | 
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| 153 | *  | 
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| 154 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 155 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 156 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 157 | *  | 
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| 158 | * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException  | 
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| 159 | *  | 
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| 160 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 161 | */  | 
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| 162 | public function relationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 171 | /**  | 
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| 172 | * Update a named many-to-one relationship association on a specified record.  | 
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| 173 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-one-relationships  | 
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| 174 | *  | 
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| 175 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 176 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 177 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 178 | *  | 
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| 179 | * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException  | 
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| 180 | *  | 
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| 181 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 182 | */  | 
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| 183 | public function updateToOneRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 196 | |||
| 197 | /**  | 
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| 198 | * Update named many-to-many relationship entries on a specified record.  | 
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| 199 | * http://jsonapi.org/format/#crud-updating-to-many-relationships  | 
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| 200 | *  | 
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| 201 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 202 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 203 | * @param string $relation  | 
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| 204 | *  | 
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| 205 | * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException  | 
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| 206 | *  | 
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| 207 | * @return JsonApiResponse  | 
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| 208 | */  | 
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| 209 | public function updateToManyRelationshipAction(Request $request, $record, $relation)  | 
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| 238 | |||
| 239 | /**  | 
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| 240 | * Return existing instance of the resource or find by primary key.  | 
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| 241 | *  | 
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| 242 | * @param Model|int $record  | 
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| 243 | *  | 
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| 244 | * @throws ModelNotFoundException  | 
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| 245 | *  | 
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| 246 | * @return Model  | 
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| 247 | */  | 
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| 248 | protected function findModelInstance($record)  | 
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| 260 | |||
| 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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| 284 | /**  | 
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| 285 | * Return any comma separated values in a request query field as an array.  | 
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| 286 | *  | 
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| 287 | * @param Request $request  | 
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| 288 | * @param string $key  | 
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| 289 | * @param string|null $validate Regular expression to test for each item  | 
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| 290 | *  | 
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| 291 | * @throws \Illuminate\Validation\ValidationException  | 
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| 292 | *  | 
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| 293 | * @return array|null  | 
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| 294 | */  | 
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| 295 | protected function getRequestQuerySet($request, $key, $validate = null)  | 
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| 313 | /**  | 
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| 314 | * Validate the requested included relationships against those that are  | 
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| 315 | * allowed on the requested resource type.  | 
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| 316 | *  | 
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| 317 | * @param array|null $relations  | 
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| 318 | *  | 
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| 319 | * @throws InvalidRelationPathException  | 
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| 320 | */  | 
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| 321 | protected function validateIncludableRelations($relations)  | 
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| 336 | /**  | 
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| 337 | * Sort a resource query by one or more attributes.  | 
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| 338 | *  | 
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| 339 | * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query  | 
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| 340 | * @param array $attributes  | 
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| 341 | *  | 
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| 342 | * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder  | 
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| 343 | */  | 
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| 344 | protected function sortQuery($query, $attributes)  | 
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| 355 | /**  | 
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| 356 | * Filter a resource query by one or more attributes.  | 
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| 357 | *  | 
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| 358 | * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query  | 
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| 359 | * @param array $attributes  | 
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| 360 | *  | 
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| 361 | * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder  | 
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| 362 | */  | 
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| 363 | protected function filterQuery($query, $attributes)  | 
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| 386 | /**  | 
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| 387 | * Update one or more relationships on a model instance.  | 
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| 388 | *  | 
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| 389 | * @param Model $record  | 
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| 390 | * @param array $relationships  | 
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| 391 | */  | 
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| 392 | protected function updateRecordRelationships($record, array $relationships)  | 
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| 408 | }  | 
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| 409 | 
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