tschope/flightlogger-php

A PHP SDK for integrating with FlightLogger GraphQL API using Saloon

v1.2.0 2025-11-18 12:15 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• saloonphp/saloon: ^3.0

Requires (Dev)

• laravel/pint: ^1.0
• pestphp/pest: ^2.0
• phpunit/phpunit: ^10.0

MIT

• tschope

• api
• flight
• graphql
• aviation
• saloon
• flightlogger

README

A PHP SDK for integrating with FlightLogger's GraphQL API, built using Saloon.

Description

This package simplifies integration with the FlightLogger API, allowing you to fetch information about users, students, classes, flights, and training in a simple and intuitive way.

Installation

You can install the package via Composer:

composer require tschope/flightlogger-php

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• cURL extension enabled

Configuration

Basic Configuration (Pure PHP)

First, you need to obtain your API token from FlightLogger. Then, you can initialize the connector in three ways:

1. Passing the token directly to the constructor

<?php

use Tschope\FlightLogger\FlightLoggerConnector;

$connector = new FlightLoggerConnector('your-api-token-here');

2. Using environment variable

Add to your .env file:

FLIGHTLOGGER_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here

Then initialize without passing the token:

<?php

use Tschope\FlightLogger\FlightLoggerConnector;

// Token will be automatically read from environment variable
$connector = new FlightLoggerConnector();

Laravel Configuration

The package has automatic integration with Laravel through auto-discovery.

1. Publish the configuration file (optional)

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=flightlogger-config

This will create the config/flightlogger.php file.

2. Configure in .env

Add to your .env file:

FLIGHTLOGGER_API_TOKEN=your-api-token-here

3. Use via Dependency Injection

In Laravel, you can inject the connector directly into your controllers or services:

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Tschope\FlightLogger\FlightLoggerConnector;
use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Users\GetUsersRequest;

class FlightLoggerController extends Controller
{
    public function __construct(
        protected FlightLoggerConnector $flightLogger
    ) {}

    public function index()
    {
        $request = new GetUsersRequest(['limit' => 10]);
        $response = $this->flightLogger->send($request);

        return response()->json($response->json());
    }
}

4. Or use Laravel's helper

use Tschope\FlightLogger\FlightLoggerConnector;

$connector = app(FlightLoggerConnector::class);

Configuration Priority

The package looks for the API token in the following order:

1. Token passed to constructor (highest priority)
2. Laravel configuration file (config/flightlogger.php)
3. Environment variable FLIGHTLOGGER_API_TOKEN

If no token is found, a RuntimeException will be thrown.

Usage

Fetching Users

List all users

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Users\GetUsersRequest;

$request = new GetUsersRequest([
    'limit' => 50,
    'offset' => 0,
    'orderBy' => 'firstName',
    'orderDirection' => 'ASC'
]);

$response = $connector->send($request);
$data = $response->json();

// Accessing data
foreach ($data['data']['users']['edges'] as $edge) {
    $user = $edge['node'];
    echo "Name: {$user['firstName']} {$user['lastName']}\n";
    echo "Email: {$user['email']}\n";
}

Fetch a specific user

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Users\GetUserRequest;

$request = new GetUserRequest('user-id-here');
$response = $connector->send($request);
$user = $response->json()['data']['user'];

echo "Name: {$user['firstName']} {$user['lastName']}\n";

Fetching Classes (Groups of Students)

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Classes\GetClassesRequest;

$request = new GetClassesRequest([
    'first' => 20
]);

$response = $connector->send($request);
$data = $response->json();

foreach ($data['data']['classes']['edges'] as $edge) {
    $class = $edge['node'];
    echo "Class: {$class['name']}\n";

    // Listing students in the class
    foreach ($class['users'] as $student) {
        echo "  - {$student['firstName']} {$student['lastName']}\n";
    }
}

Fetching Flights

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Flights\GetFlightsRequest;

$request = new GetFlightsRequest([
    'first' => 50,
    'from' => '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z',
    'to' => '2024-12-31T23:59:59Z'
]);

$response = $connector->send($request);
$data = $response->json();

foreach ($data['data']['flights']['edges'] as $edge) {
    $flight = $edge['node'];
    echo "Flight: {$flight['id']}\n";
    echo "Type: {$flight['flightType']}\n";
    echo "Aircraft: {$flight['aircraft']['registration']}\n";
    echo "From: {$flight['departureAirport']['icao']} to {$flight['arrivalAirport']['icao']}\n";

    // Pilot/instructor information
    if (!empty($flight['primaryLog'])) {
        $pilot = $flight['primaryLog']['user'];
        echo "Pilot: {$pilot['firstName']} {$pilot['lastName']}\n";
    }

    echo "\n";
}

Fetching Trainings

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\Trainings\GetTrainingsRequest;

$request = new GetTrainingsRequest([
    'first' => 30,
    'status' => ['APPROVED', 'PENDING']
]);

$response = $connector->send($request);
$data = $response->json();

foreach ($data['data']['trainings']['edges'] as $edge) {
    $training = $edge['node'];
    echo "Training: {$training['name']}\n";
    echo "Status: {$training['status']}\n";

    // Instructor information
    if (!empty($training['instructor'])) {
        echo "Instructor: {$training['instructor']['firstName']} {$training['instructor']['lastName']}\n";
    }

    // Student information
    if (!empty($training['student'])) {
        echo "Student: {$training['student']['firstName']} {$training['student']['lastName']}\n";
    }

    // Total time
    $hours = $training['totalSeconds'] / 3600;
    echo "Total hours: " . number_format($hours, 2) . "h\n";

    echo "\n";
}

Custom Fields

You can customize the fields returned by queries by passing an array of fields as the second parameter:

$request = new GetUsersRequest(
    ['limit' => 10],
    ['id', 'firstName', 'lastName', 'email', 'phone']
);

For nested fields (like relationships), use GraphQL syntax:

$request = new GetFlightsRequest(
    ['first' => 10],
    [
        'id',
        'flightType',
        'aircraft {
          registration
          model
          type
        }',
        'primaryLog {
          user {
            firstName
            lastName
          }
          role
        }'
    ]
);

Pagination

FlightLogger queries use cursor-based pagination. You can navigate through results using the after, before, first, and last parameters:

// First page
$request = new GetFlightsRequest(['first' => 20]);
$response = $connector->send($request);
$data = $response->json();

// Check if there's a next page
if ($data['data']['flights']['pageInfo']['hasNextPage']) {
    $endCursor = $data['data']['flights']['pageInfo']['endCursor'];

    // Fetch next page
    $nextRequest = new GetFlightsRequest([
        'first' => 20,
        'after' => $endCursor
    ]);
    $nextResponse = $connector->send($nextRequest);
}

Error Handling

try {
    $response = $connector->send($request);

    if ($response->failed()) {
        echo "Request error: " . $response->status() . "\n";
        echo $response->body();
    } else {
        $data = $response->json();
        // Process data
    }
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! This package was created to start with the most common endpoints, but the FlightLogger API has many other available endpoints.

To add new endpoints:

1. Create a new class that extends GraphQLRequest or GraphQLMutation
2. Implement the getQuery() (or getMutation()) and getVariables() methods
3. Define default fields in getDefaultFields()
4. Add tests and documentation

Example structure for a new endpoint:

<?php

namespace Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\ResourceName;

use Tschope\FlightLogger\Requests\GraphQLRequest;

class GetResourceRequest extends GraphQLRequest
{
    protected array $filters;
    protected array $fields;

    public function __construct(array $filters = [], array $fields = null)
    {
        $this->filters = $filters;
        $this->fields = $fields ?? $this->getDefaultFields();
    }

    protected function getQuery(): string
    {
        // Your GraphQL query here
    }

    protected function getVariables(): array
    {
        return $this->filters;
    }

    protected function getDefaultFields(): array
    {
        // Default query fields
    }
}

License

This package is open-source and available under the MIT license.

Links

• FlightLogger API Documentation
• Saloon HTTP Client
• GitHub Repository

Support

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.

Credits

Developed by tschope

This is an unofficial package and is not affiliated with FlightLogger.