Dead simple transformers

UserController.php

<?php

class UserController {
  
  public function getUserForApi($id) {
    return (new UserTransformer())->transform(User::find($id));
  }
  
}

UserTransformer.php

<?php

class UserTransformer {
  public function transform(User $user) {
    return [
      'name' => $user->name,
      'email' => $user->email,
      'join_date' => $user->created_at->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"),
      'profile_url' => route("user-profile", ['id' => $user->id])
    ];
  }
}