refactor: remove redundant property declarations in BaseController

Author: paulbalandan

app/Controllers/BaseController.php

@@ -3,56 +3,43 @@
 namespace App\Controllers;
 
 use CodeIgniter\Controller;
-use CodeIgniter\HTTP\CLIRequest;
-use CodeIgniter\HTTP\IncomingRequest;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\RequestInterface;
 use CodeIgniter\HTTP\ResponseInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
- * Class BaseController
- *
  * BaseController provides a convenient place for loading components
  * and performing functions that are needed by all your controllers.
+ *
  * Extend this class in any new controllers:
+ * ```
  *     class Home extends BaseController
+ * ```
  *
- * For security be sure to declare any new methods as protected or private.
+ * For security, be sure to declare any new methods as protected or private.
  */
 abstract class BaseController extends Controller
 {
-    /**
-     * Instance of the main Request object.
-     *
-     * @var CLIRequest|IncomingRequest
-     */
-    protected $request;
-
-    /**
-     * An array of helpers to be loaded automatically upon
-     * class instantiation. These helpers will be available
-     * to all other controllers that extend BaseController.
-     *
-     * @var list<string>
-     */
-    protected $helpers = [];
-
     /**
      * Be sure to declare properties for any property fetch you initialized.
      * The creation of dynamic property is deprecated in PHP 8.2.
      */
+
     // protected $session;
 
     /**
      * @return void
      */
     public function initController(RequestInterface $request, ResponseInterface $response, LoggerInterface $logger)
     {
-        // Do Not Edit This Line
+        // Load here all helpers you want to be available in your controllers that extend BaseController.
+        // Caution: Do not put the this below the parent::initController() call below.
+        // $this->helpers = ['form', 'url'];
+
+        // Caution: Do not edit this line.
         parent::initController($request, $response, $logger);
 
         // Preload any models, libraries, etc, here.
-
-        // E.g.: $this->session = service('session');
+        // $this->session = service('session');
     }
 }

system/Controller.php

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
 /**
- * Class Controller
- *
  * @see \CodeIgniter\ControllerTest
  */
 class Controller