Example of non-database bound model binding in Laravel routes

Controller.php

<?php

class Controller
{
  function getData(Period $period)
  {
    return Model::where('created_at', '>', Carbon::create($period->year, $period->month, 1));
  }
}

Period.php

<?php

class Period
{
  public $year;
  public $month;
  
  function Period(string param) {
    // TODO: Handle input like '2017-06', '2017' or ''
  }
}

Routes.php

Route::get('/data/{period}', 'Controller@getData');