Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "App\Http\Controllers\Controller" not found in

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Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "App\Http\Controllers\Controller" not found in C:\Users\krithu\livechat\laravelapi\laravelbookstoreapi\bookstoreapi\bookstore\app\Http\Controllers\AuthorsController.php:10 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\Users\krithu\projecrrepository\laravelapi\laravelbookstoreapi\bookstoreapi\bookstore\app\Http\Controllers\AuthorsController.php on line 10

Below is my Controller.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;

class Controller extends BaseController
{
    use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
}

Below is my api.php

Route::middleware('auth:api')->prefix('v1')->group(function() {
    Route::get('/user', function(Request $request){
        return $request->user();
    });
   
    Route::apiResource('/authors', AuthorsController::class);
   
});

Below is my AuthorsController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Author;
use App\Http\Requests\StoreAuthorRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateAuthorRequest;
use App\Http\Resources\AuthorsResource;

class AuthorsController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        return AuthorsResource::collection(Author::all());
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for creating a new resource.
     *
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function create()
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Store a newly created resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \App\Http\Requests\StoreAuthorRequest  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function store(StoreAuthorRequest $request)
    {

        return 'Test';
       /*  $author = Author::create([
            'name' => 'John Doe'
        ]);
        return new AuthorsResource($author); */
    }

    /**
     * Display the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  \App\Models\Author  $author
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function show(Author $author)
    {
       // return $author;
       return new AuthorsResource($author);
    }

    /**
     * Show the form for editing the specified resource.
     *
     * @param  \App\Models\Author  $author
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function edit(Author $author)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Update the specified resource in storage.
     *
     * @param  \App\Http\Requests\UpdateAuthorRequest  $request
     * @param  \App\Models\Author  $author
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function update(UpdateAuthorRequest $request, Author $author)
    {
        //
    }

    /**
     * Remove the specified resource from storage.
     *
     * @param  \App\Models\Author  $author
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
     */
    public function destroy(Author $author)
    {
        //
    }
}

Below is my RouteServiceProver.php

<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Cache\RateLimiting\Limit;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\RouteServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\RateLimiter;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * The path to the "home" route for your application.
     *
     * This is used by Laravel authentication to redirect users after login.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    public const HOME = '/home';

    /**
     * The controller namespace for the application.
     *
     * When present, controller route declarations will automatically be prefixed with this namespace.
     *
     * @var string|null
     */
    // protected $namespace = 'App\\Http\\Controllers';

    /**
     * Define your route model bindings, pattern filters, etc.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function boot()
    {
        $this->configureRateLimiting();

        $this->routes(function () {
            Route::prefix('api')
                ->middleware('api')
                ->namespace($this->namespace)
                ->group(base_path('routes/api.php'));

            Route::middleware('web')
                ->namespace($this->namespace)
                ->group(base_path('routes/web.php'));
        });
    }

    /**
     * Configure the rate limiters for the application.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function configureRateLimiting()
    {
        RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $request) {
            return Limit::perMinute(60)->by(optional($request->user())->id ?: $request->ip());
        });
    }
}

I am doing a post request http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/v1/authors As per the route list it should execute the store method and return an output of Test.

Answer 1

As I can see from your code you are using api.php file in order to put your middleware. There, try to change the code as shown :

Route::apiResource('/authors', App\Http\Controllers\AuthorsController::class);

Also, take a look at app\Providers\RouteServiceProvider.php file in order to be sure how it is structured.

One other tip would be to see how Route::ApiResource is structured. It is structured like this: apiResource(string $name, string $controller, array $options = []).

Useful readings apiResource method