Use shallow nesting on resource routes to keep URLs concise while preserving parent-child relationships for creation and listing endpoints.
Deeply nested resource routes (such as `/posts/{post}/comments/{comment}/edit`) create unnecessarily long URLs and controller parameter signatures.
By chaining `->shallow()`, child resource routes that operate on a unique primary key automatically drop the parent URI segment:
use App\Http\Controllers\CommentController;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
// Shallow resource routes
Route::resource('posts.comments', CommentController::class)->shallow();
/*
Generated URIs:
GET /posts/{post}/comments -> index (needs parent)
POST /posts/{post}/comments -> store (needs parent)
GET /comments/{comment} -> show (shallow)
GET /comments/{comment}/edit -> edit (shallow)
PUT /comments/{comment} -> update (shallow)
DELETE /comments/{comment} -> destroy (shallow)
*/
- Eliminates redundant parent ID parameters in controller show, edit, update, and destroy actions
- Keeps nested resource URLs clean and user-friendly
- Retains parent routing context for index and store endpoints
Tags:
#Laravel #Routing #Architecture