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## defineCrudRestController() function

Create (define) a CRUD Controller class for the given model.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export declare function defineCrudRestController<T extends Entity, IdType, IdName extends keyof T, Relations extends object = {}>(modelCtor: typeof Entity & {
    prototype: T & {
        [key in IdName]: IdType;
    };
}, options: CrudRestControllerOptions): CrudRestControllerCtor<T, IdType, IdName, Relations>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  modelCtor | typeof [Entity](./repository.entity.md) &amp; { prototype: T &amp; { \[key in IdName\]: IdType; }; } | A model class, e.g. <code>Product</code>. |
|  options | [CrudRestControllerOptions](./rest-crud.crudrestcontrolleroptions.md) | Configuration options, e.g. <code>{basePath: '/products'}</code>. |

<b>Returns:</b>

[CrudRestControllerCtor](./rest-crud.crudrestcontrollerctor.md)<!-- -->&lt;T, IdType, IdName, Relations&gt;

## Example


```ts
const ProductController = defineCrudRestController<
Product,
typeof Product.prototype.id,
'id'
>(Product, {basePath: '/products'});

inject('repositories.ProductRepository')(
 ProductController,
  undefined,
  0,
);

app.controller(ProductController);

```