Paginate with zero index

Level 58

Yes, you can achieve this by customizing the Paginator class in Laravel. Here's how you can do it:

Create a new class that extends the Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator class:

<?php

namespace App\Pagination;

use Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator;

class ZeroIndexPaginator extends Paginator
{
    /**
     * Get the current page for the request.
     *
     * @param  string  $pageName
     * @param  int|null  $default
     * @return int
     */
    public function currentPage($pageName = 'page', $default = null)
    {
        $page = parent::currentPage($pageName, $default);

        return $page - 1;
    }
}

In your controller, use the ZeroIndexPaginator class instead of the default Paginator class:

use App\Pagination\ZeroIndexPaginator;

...

$items = MyModel::paginate(10, ['*'], 'page', $page);
$paginator = new ZeroIndexPaginator($items, 10, $page);

This will create a paginator that starts from zero instead of one.

Level 18

@LaryAI I don't understand how to apply the zeroIndexPaginator class to my eloquent model?

Level 75

@Dave Wize The first offset is always 0, if that is what you mean.

$offset = ($page - 1) * $perpage;

If 5 per page:

$offset = (1 - 1) * 5; // 0

// Next offset

$offset = (2 - 1) * 5;  // 5

etc...

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Level 18

@jlrdw No.

I need the first page value to be page=0

I've been facing an issue with the third party I use to fetch data from the Laravel API. They begin indexing from 0, assuming that the second page is page=1. So, when they make the second request, which is example.com/api/posts?page=1, it returns the same data as before.

I hope I expressed myself clearly enough

Thanks for your help

Level 75

@Dave Wize the api will have the basic paginating instructions, can you post just that portion here.

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Level 18

@jlrdw This is the index method for that API call

       return
        AccountResource::collection(
            AccountMaster::search($request->input('search'))->paginate(10)
        );

Level 75

@Dave Wize That's not the instructions, at least show what is returned, short version, you don't have to put 50 records. You are probably getting json returned.

This

AccountMaster::search($request->input('search'))->paginate(10)

Looks like normal laravel pagination is used.

Edit:

Try the A.I. answer, you have to make the class and call it.

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Level 18

@jlrdw Here is the results.

I'm using regular Laravel pagination

{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": 378090,
            "fullName": "Chaim Zeidenfeld",
            "firstName": " ",
            "benReb": "",
            "lastName": "",
            "maidenName": "",
            "locations": [
                {
                    "location": "Williamsburg",
                    "address": "176 Ross St  Brooklyn New York 11211 US",
                    "telephone": "845-2747920"
                }
            ],
            "business": true
        }
    ],
    "links": {
        "first": "http://159.223.140.6/api/account?page=1",
        "last": "http://159.223.140.6/api/account?page=1",
        "prev": null,
        "next": null
    },
    "meta": {
        "current_page": 1,
        "from": 1,
        "last_page": 1,
        "links": [
            {
                "url": null,
                "label": "&laquo; Previous",
                "active": false
            },
            {
                "url": "http://159.223.140.6/api/account?page=1",
                "label": "1",
                "active": true
            },
            {
                "url": null,
                "label": "Next &raquo;",
                "active": false
            }
        ],
        "path": "http://159.223.140.6/api/account",
        "per_page": 10,
        "to": 1,
        "total": 1
    }
}

Level 75

@Dave Wize

I'm building an API that is used within a third-party system that starts paginating from zero.

Is the third party system an API?

If so they should have instructions.

Are you writing an API to serve another API? I admit, I am not sure what is going on. Why would the third party system require a page 0?

If that is the case, write a class and use the 0 for one. You need a custom class as suggested.

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