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## ControllerBooter class

A class that extends BaseArtifactBooter to boot the 'Controller' artifact type. Discovered controllers are bound using `app.controller()`<!-- -->.

Supported phases: configure, discover, load

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare class ControllerBooter extends BaseArtifactBooter 
```
<b>Extends:</b> [BaseArtifactBooter](./boot.baseartifactbooter.md)

## Constructors

|  Constructor | Modifiers | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [(constructor)(app, projectRoot, controllerConfig)](./boot.controllerbooter._constructor_.md) |  | Constructs a new instance of the <code>ControllerBooter</code> class |

## Properties

|  Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  [app](./boot.controllerbooter.app.md) |  | [Application](./core.application.md) |  |
|  [controllerConfig](./boot.controllerbooter.controllerconfig.md) |  | [ArtifactOptions](./boot.artifactoptions.md) |  |

## Methods

|  Method | Modifiers | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [load()](./boot.controllerbooter.load.md) |  | Uses super method to get a list of Artifact classes. Boot each class by binding it to the application using <code>app.controller(controller);</code>. |