How to get extra data in getList()? - zend-framework2

Question

I have controller:
class MyController extends AbstractRestfulController{
protected $myTable;
public function getList(){
$results = $this->getMyTable()->fetchAll();
$data = array();
foreach($results as $result) {
$data[] = $result;
}
return new JsonModel(array(
'data' => $data
));
}
[...]
and I check:
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" http://localhost/myapp/restroute -X GET
and it's fine. But I want to send to this method extra data, for example:
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" http://localhost/myapp/restroute -X GET -d "name=john"
How to read this data in getList() method?
I could use create($data) method but somehow it does not fit me (create method is for creation, etc). I want, for example get list of some type of objects limited by variable in $_GET.

Answer 1

Within AbstractRestfulController, there's a helper method called processBodyContent which is ideal for what you're trying to do:
public function getList()
{
$content = $this->processBodyContent($this->getRequest());
$name = array_key_exists('name', $content) ? $content['name'] : '';
// ...
}
As you're using GET thought, you should consider doing:
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" http://localhost/myapp/restroute?name=john -X GET
You can then retrieve within getList() like this:
public function getList()
{
$name = $this->params()->fromQuery('name');
// ...
}