How can I access query string parameters for requests I've manually dispatched in Laravel 4?

Question

I\'m writing a simple API, and building a simple web application on top of this API.

Because I want to \"consume my own API\" directly, I first Googled and found th

Answer 1

If you want to invoke an internal API and pass parameters via an array (instead of query string), you can do like this:

$request = Request::create("/api/cars", "GET", array(
   "id" => $id,
   "fields" => array("id","color")
));
$originalInput = Request::input();//backup original input
Request::replace($request->input());
$car = json_decode(Route::dispatch($request)->getContent());//invoke API
Request::replace($originalInput);//restore orginal input

Ref: Laravel : calling your own API