Access $request in __construct in ResourceController?

How do I access the $request in the __construct of a ResourceController?

I've tried:

Code:

$data = $request->getRawInput(); // Crashes with Internal Server Error

$data = $request->getVar('some_var); // Crashes with Internal Server Error

If I'm not mistaken, ResourceController and ResourcePresenter both extend CodeIgniter/Controller. So the request object is not accessible in the __construct but on the initController method.

In your class extension of the ResourceController, for example ApiController, you would have something like this:

PHP Code:

public function initController(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, LoggerInterface $logger)
{
    parent::initController($request, $response, $logger);

    $data = $this->request->getRawInput();

    // If you want $data to be accessible in other places of the class, you might want to set it as a property instead. Then set it like:
    $this->data = $this->request->getRawInput();
} 


Yes, that's why I hate that the CI team 'broke' __construct. We've all grown used to being able to use it like we expect to. And now, all of a sudden we have to 'adapt' to these weird custom approaches ... it's NOT good.

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If I add your code ... my ResourceController just breaks!

WHAT am I supposed to be doing with it?

And WHY do I have to 'extend' a Controller in order to have access to the $request? It doesn't make ANY sense to me, at all!

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Had to add this: public function initController(\CodeIgniter\HTTP\RequestInterface $request, \CodeIgniter\HTTP\ResponseInterface $response, \Psr\Log\LoggerInterface $logger)

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But it still seems annoying and cumbersome to have to make all this basic stuff ... in order to access the request ... now when would a Controller NOT have a request? I cannot see the case for leaving this out.