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Fractal Transformer Serializer

You can set the serializer to be used by DataTables using the setSerializer API. Serializer should be used with setTransformer API.

Basic Usage

use Yajra\DataTables\Facades\DataTables;
 
Route::get('user-data', function () {
    $model = App\Models\User::query();
 
    return DataTables::eloquent($model)
        ->setTransformer(new App\Transformers\UserTransformer)
        ->setSerializer(new App\Serializers\CustomSerializer)
        ->toJson();
});

Available Serializers

The Fractal package provides several built-in serializers:

Serializer	Description
`DataArraySerializer`	Returns data as a plain array (default)
`ArraySerializer`	Returns data wrapped in a data key
`JsonApiSerializer`	Returns data in JSON API format

Creating a Custom Serializer

<?php
// app/Serializers/CustomSerializer.php
 
namespace App\Serializers;
 
use League\Fractal\Serializer\ArraySerializer;
 
class CustomSerializer extends ArraySerializer
{
    // Override methods as needed
}

Example with JSON API

use Yajra\DataTables\Facades\DataTables;
use App\Transformers\UserTransformer;
use League\Fractal\Serializer\JsonApiSerializer;
 
Route::get('user-data', function () {
    $model = App\Models\User::query();
 
    return DataTables::eloquent($model)
        ->setTransformer(new UserTransformer)
        ->setSerializer(new JsonApiSerializer)
        ->toJson();
});

Laravel DataTables

Fractal Transformer Serializer

Basic Usage

Available Serializers

Creating a Custom Serializer

Example with JSON API

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