make:dash - Lyger PHP Framework

The make:dash command generates a fully functional admin dashboard controller with a customizable name.

Syntax

php rawr make:dash [Name]

Name

string

Optional name prefix for the dashboard (defaults to “Admin”)

Basic Usage

Create an admin dashboard with default name:

php rawr make:dash

Output:

Dashboard controller created: App/Controllers/AdminDashboardController.php

Custom Dashboard Name

Create a dashboard with a custom name:

php rawr make:dash Sales

Output:

Dashboard controller created: App/Controllers/SalesDashboardController.php

The command automatically appends “DashboardController” to your chosen name, so you only need to specify the prefix.

Generated Controller

The command creates a controller with an admin panel integration:

App/Controllers/AdminDashboardController.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Controllers;

use Lyger\Http\Request;
use Lyger\Http\Response;
use Lyger\Admin\AdminPanel;

class AdminDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
}

Dashboard Features

AdminPanel Class

The generated controller uses Lyger’s AdminPanel class:

use Lyger\Admin\AdminPanel;

$panel = new AdminPanel();
$panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
return Response::html($panel->render());

Customizable Title

Set a custom dashboard title:

$panel->setTitle('Sales Dashboard');
$panel->setTitle('Analytics Dashboard');
$panel->setTitle('Customer Management');

Common Dashboard Types

Admin Dashboard (Default)

php rawr make:dash
# or
php rawr make:dash Admin

App/Controllers/AdminDashboardController.php

class AdminDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
}

Analytics Dashboard

php rawr make:dash Analytics

App/Controllers/AnalyticsDashboardController.php

class AnalyticsDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Analytics Dashboard');
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
}

Customer Dashboard

php rawr make:dash Customer

App/Controllers/CustomerDashboardController.php

class CustomerDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Customer Dashboard');
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
}

Customizing Dashboards

Add Widgets

Extend the controller to add custom widgets:

class AdminDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
        
        // Add custom widgets
        $panel->addWidget('stats', $this->getStats());
        $panel->addWidget('recent_users', $this->getRecentUsers());
        $panel->addWidget('revenue', $this->getRevenue());
        
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
    
    private function getStats(): array
    {
        return [
            'total_users' => 1250,
            'total_orders' => 3480,
            'revenue' => 89500.00,
        ];
    }
    
    private function getRecentUsers(): array
    {
        return User::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->limit(5)->get();
    }
    
    private function getRevenue(): array
    {
        return Order::selectRaw('DATE(created_at) as date, SUM(total) as revenue')
            ->groupBy('date')
            ->limit(30)
            ->get();
    }
}

Add Charts

Include data visualization:

class SalesDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Sales Dashboard');
        
        // Add chart data
        $panel->addChart('sales_trend', [
            'type' => 'line',
            'data' => $this->getSalesTrend(),
            'labels' => $this->getLast30Days(),
        ]);
        
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
    
    private function getSalesTrend(): array
    {
        // Return sales data for last 30 days
        return Order::selectRaw('DATE(created_at) as date, SUM(total) as total')
            ->where('created_at', '>=', now()->subDays(30))
            ->groupBy('date')
            ->pluck('total')
            ->toArray();
    }
    
    private function getLast30Days(): array
    {
        return Order::selectRaw('DATE(created_at) as date')
            ->where('created_at', '>=', now()->subDays(30))
            ->groupBy('date')
            ->pluck('date')
            ->toArray();
    }
}

Add Tables

Display data tables:

class CustomerDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Customer Dashboard');
        
        // Add data table
        $panel->addTable('customers', [
            'headers' => ['ID', 'Name', 'Email', 'Orders', 'Total Spent'],
            'rows' => $this->getCustomerData(),
        ]);
        
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
    
    private function getCustomerData(): array
    {
        return User::with('orders')
            ->get()
            ->map(function ($user) {
                return [
                    $user->id,
                    $user->name,
                    $user->email,
                    $user->orders->count(),
                    '$' . number_format($user->orders->sum('total'), 2),
                ];
            })
            ->toArray();
    }
}

Setting Up Routes

After creating a dashboard, register the route:

routes/web.php

<?php

use App\Controllers\AdminDashboardController;

$router->get('/admin', [AdminDashboardController::class, 'index']);

For multiple dashboards:

routes/web.php

<?php

use App\Controllers\AdminDashboardController;
use App\Controllers\SalesDashboardController;
use App\Controllers\AnalyticsDashboardController;

$router->get('/admin', [AdminDashboardController::class, 'index']);
$router->get('/admin/sales', [SalesDashboardController::class, 'index']);
$router->get('/admin/analytics', [AnalyticsDashboardController::class, 'index']);

Protecting Dashboards

Add authentication middleware to protect dashboard routes:

routes/web.php

use App\Middleware\AuthMiddleware;

$router->group(['middleware' => AuthMiddleware::class], function ($router) {
    $router->get('/admin', [AdminDashboardController::class, 'index']);
    $router->get('/admin/sales', [SalesDashboardController::class, 'index']);
});

Or check authentication within the controller:

class AdminDashboardController
{
    public function index(Request $request): Response
    {
        // Check if user is authenticated
        if (!$request->user()) {
            return Response::redirect('/login');
        }
        
        // Check if user is admin
        if (!$request->user()->isAdmin()) {
            return Response::json(['error' => 'Unauthorized'], 403);
        }
        
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
}

Error Handling

Missing Name (Uses Default)

php rawr make:dash

Creates AdminDashboardController with “Admin” as default name.

Duplicate Dashboard

php rawr make:dash Admin
# Run again
php rawr make:dash Admin

Output:

Error: Dashboard controller already exists

Complete Example

php rawr make:dash Sales

Source Code

The dashboard generation logic:

rawr (lines 356-395)

function makeDash(string $basePath, ?string $name): void
{
    $name = $name ?: 'Admin';
    $controllerName = $name . 'DashboardController';

    $controllersPath = $basePath . '/App/Controllers';
    if (!is_dir($controllersPath)) mkdir($controllersPath, 0755, true);

    $controllerPath = $controllersPath . '/' . $controllerName . '.php';

    if (file_exists($controllerPath)) {
        echo "Error: Dashboard controller already exists\n";
        exit(1);
    }

    $content = <<<PHP
<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\Controllers;

use Lyger\Http\Request;
use Lyger\Http\Response;
use Lyger\Admin\AdminPanel;

class {$controllerName}
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        \$panel = new AdminPanel();
        \$panel->setTitle('{$name} Dashboard');
        return Response::html(\$panel->render());
    }
}
PHP;

    file_put_contents($controllerPath, $content);
    echo "Dashboard controller created: App/Controllers/{$controllerName}.php\n";
}

Dashboard Layout Ideas

Multi-Column Layout

$panel->setLayout('3-column');
$panel->addWidget('left', $leftContent);
$panel->addWidget('center', $centerContent);
$panel->addWidget('right', $rightContent);

Tabbed Interface

$panel->addTab('overview', 'Overview', $overviewContent);
$panel->addTab('reports', 'Reports', $reportsContent);
$panel->addTab('settings', 'Settings', $settingsContent);

Responsive Cards

$panel->addCard([
    'title' => 'Recent Activity',
    'content' => $activityHtml,
    'footer' => '<a href="/activity">View All</a>',
]);

Advanced Features

Real-time Updates

Add WebSocket support for live data:

class AdminDashboardController
{
    public function index(): Response
    {
        $panel = new AdminPanel();
        $panel->setTitle('Admin Dashboard');
        $panel->enableRealtime(true);
        $panel->setUpdateInterval(5000); // 5 seconds
        return Response::html($panel->render());
    }
    
    public function getData(): Response
    {
        return Response::json([
            'stats' => $this->getStats(),
            'timestamp' => time(),
        ]);
    }
}

Export Functionality

Add data export capabilities:

public function export(Request $request): Response
{
    $format = $request->input('format', 'csv');
    $data = $this->getReportData();
    
    if ($format === 'csv') {
        return Response::csv($data, 'dashboard-export.csv');
    }
    
    return Response::json($data);
}

Custom Styling

Override default AdminPanel styles:

$panel = new AdminPanel();
$panel->setTheme('dark');
$panel->setAccentColor('#4F46E5');
$panel->setCustomCSS('/css/custom-dashboard.css');

Next Steps

AdminPanel Class

Learn about AdminPanel features

Middleware

Protect dashboard routes

Make Controller

Create additional controllers

Routing

Configure dashboard routes

Commands

​Syntax

​Basic Usage

​Custom Dashboard Name

​Generated Controller

​Dashboard Features

​AdminPanel Class

​Customizable Title

​Common Dashboard Types

​Admin Dashboard (Default)

​Analytics Dashboard

​Customer Dashboard

​Customizing Dashboards

​Add Widgets

​Add Charts

​Add Tables

​Setting Up Routes

​Protecting Dashboards

​Error Handling

​Missing Name (Uses Default)

​Duplicate Dashboard

​Complete Example

​Source Code

​Dashboard Layout Ideas

​Multi-Column Layout

​Tabbed Interface

​Responsive Cards

​Advanced Features

​Real-time Updates

​Export Functionality

​Custom Styling

​Next Steps

AdminPanel Class

Middleware

Make Controller

Routing

Syntax

Basic Usage

Custom Dashboard Name

Generated Controller

Dashboard Features

AdminPanel Class

Customizable Title

Common Dashboard Types

Admin Dashboard (Default)

Analytics Dashboard

Customer Dashboard

Customizing Dashboards

Add Widgets

Add Charts

Add Tables

Setting Up Routes

Protecting Dashboards

Error Handling

Missing Name (Uses Default)

Duplicate Dashboard

Complete Example

Source Code

Dashboard Layout Ideas

Multi-Column Layout

Tabbed Interface

Responsive Cards

Advanced Features

Real-time Updates

Export Functionality

Custom Styling

Next Steps