Architecture

DevPortal follows a classic MVC pattern with a service-layer extension for complex business logic.

Request Lifecycle

Every request follows this pipeline:

1. Entry Point — public/index.php bootstraps the app
2. Middleware Stack — global middleware runs (CORS, sessions, CSRF)
3. Router — matches URI to a route definition
4. Route Middleware — per-route guards execute
5. Controller — business logic runs, calls models/services
6. Response — view rendered or JSON returned

MVC Structure

Controllers live in app/Controllers/, models in app/Models/, and Blade-compatible views in app/Views/.