Application Controller

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. A component responsible for handling incoming actions or requests, coordinating application logic, and returning a response or next view. In frameworks that use controller patterns, application controllers often sit between routing and business services rather than containing all the business logic themselves.

    In plain English: The part of an application that receives requests and coordinates what should happen next.

    Example: "They thinned the application controller so it only validated input and delegated the real work to service classes."

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