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laravel new my-app

laravel new my-app \
    --git \
    --livewire \
    --pest

laravel new my-app \
    --using=imliam/smarter-kit

github.com/imliam/smarter-kit

github.com/laravel/livewire-starter-kit/commits/main/

npx skills add \
  github.com/laravel/agent-skills/tree/main/laravel/skills/starter-kit-upgrade

github.com/laravel/agent-skills

You

Sync the latest toast notification feature from the Livewire starter kit

L

starter-kit-upgrade skill is loaded and ready

Looked through how the toast notification feature works in the latest starter kit

AI

Agent

I've added toast notifications to your app!

composer require laravel/boost --dev

php artisan boost:install

composer.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "post-update-cmd": [
            "@php artisan boost:update"
        ]
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

$startDate = $event->starts_at;
$endDate = $startDate->addDays(1);

$startDate->toDateString();  // '2026-06-19' - should be '2026-06-18' 😱
$endDate->toDateString();    // '2026-06-19'

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

php artisan migrate

php artisan db:seed

php artisan migrate:fresh

php artisan migrate:refresh

php artisan migrate:reset

php artisan migrate:rollback

php artisan db:reset

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

RegisterController.php

$this->validate([
    'password' => ['required', Password::defaults()],
]);

<input
    name="password"
    type="password"
    required
    autocomplete="new-password"
    passwordrules="{{ Password::defaults()->toPasswordRulesString() }}"
/>

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Date::use(CarbonImmutable::class);

        DB::prohibitDestructiveCommands(
            app()->isProduction(),
        );

        Password::defaults(fn (): ?Password => app()->isProduction()
            ? Password::min(12)
                ->mixedCase()
                ->letters()
                ->numbers()
                ->symbols()
                ->uncompromised()
            : null,
        );
    }
}

blazephp.dev

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Blaze::optimize()->in(
            resource_path('views/components'),
        );
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Model::unguard();
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Model::preventLazyLoading();
        Model::preventSilentlyDiscardingAttributes();
        Model::preventAccessingMissingAttributes();
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Model::shouldBeStrict();
    }
}

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Model::automaticallyEagerLoadRelationships();
    }
}

// Default Laravel
| commentable_type       | commentable_id |
|------------------------|----------------|
| "App\\Models\\Post"    | 1              |
| "App\\Models\\Video"   | 2              |

// Default Laravel
| commentable_type       | commentable_id |
|------------------------|----------------|
| "App\\Models\\Post"    | 1              |
| "App\\Models\\Video"   | 2              |

// With morph map
| commentable_type | commentable_id |
|------------------|----------------|
| "posts"          | 1              |
| "videos"         | 2              |

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Relation::morphMap([
            'posts' => Post::class,
            'videos' => Video::class,
        ]);
    }
}

composer require spatie/laravel-morph-map-generator

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        MorphMapGenerator::resolveUsing(
            fn (Model $model): string => $model->getTable()
        );
    }
}

route('home'); // http://example.com

url('/about'); // http://example.com/about

route('home'); // https://example.com

url('/about'); // https://example.com/about

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        URL::forceHttps(app()->isProduction());
    }
}

App\Http\Middleware\HttpsRedirect.php

class HttpsRedirect
    {
        public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
        {
            if (! $request->isSecure() && app()->isProduction()) {
                return redirect()->secure($request->getRequestUri());
            }

            return $next($request);
        }
    }

bootstrap/app.php

return Application::configure()
        ->withMiddleware(function (Middleware $middleware): void {
            $middleware->appendToGroup('web', [
                HttpsRedirect::class,
            ]);
        })->create();

composer require laravel/pint --dev

composer require rector/rector --dev

rector.php

RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withPaths([
        __DIR__ . '/app',
        __DIR__ . '/bootstrap',
        __DIR__ . '/config',
        __DIR__ . '/database',
        __DIR__ . '/resources/views',
        __DIR__ . '/routes',
    ])
    ->withSkipPath(__DIR__ . '/bootstrap/cache')
    ->withPhpSets()
    ->withPreparedSets(
        deadCode: true,
        codeQuality: true,
        typeDeclarations: true,
        privatization: true,
        earlyReturn: true,
        strictBooleans: true,
    );

composer require driftingly/rector-laravel --dev

composer.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "lint": [
            "rector",
            "pint --parallel"
        ]
    }
}

.github/workflows/lint.yml

name: linter

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  quality:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
        with:
          persist-credentials: false

      - name: Setup PHP
        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
        with:
          php-version: '8.5'

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: |
          composer install -q --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-scripts --no-progress --prefer-dist
          npm install

      - name: Run Linting
        run: composer lint

      # - name: Commit Changes
      #   uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v7
      #   with:
      #     commit_message: fix code style
      #     commit_options: '--no-verify'
      #     file_pattern: |
      #       **/*
      #       !.github/workflows/*

.github/dependabot.yml

version: 2

updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "composer"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    cooldown:
      default-days: 5

composer require phpstan/phpstan --dev

composer require larastan/larastan --dev

phpstan.neon

includes:
    - vendor/larastan/larastan/extension.neon
    - vendor/nesbot/carbon/extension.neon

parameters:

    paths:
        - app/
        - bootstrap/
        - config/
        - database/
        - routes/

    # Level 10 is the highest level
    level: 7

    treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: false

    checkModelProperties: true

    checkConfigTypes: true

    checkOctaneCompatibility: true

phpstan.neon

includes:
    - vendor/larastan/larastan/extension.neon
    - vendor/nesbot/carbon/extension.neon

parameters:

    paths:
        - app/
        - bootstrap/
        - config/
        - database/
        - routes/

    # Level 10 is the highest level
    level: 7

    treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: false

    checkModelProperties: true

    checkConfigTypes: true

    checkOctaneCompatibility: true

composer require tomasvotruba/bladestan --dev

phpstan.neon

includes:
    - vendor/larastan/larastan/extension.neon
    - vendor/nesbot/carbon/extension.neon
    - vendor/tomasvotruba/bladestan/config/extension.neon

parameters:

    paths:
        - app/
        - bootstrap/
        - config/
        - database/
        - resources/views/
        - routes/

    # Level 10 is the highest level
    level: 7

    treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: false

    checkModelProperties: true

    checkConfigTypes: true

    checkOctaneCompatibility: true

composer require pestphp/pest --dev

Pest has a lot of other tools as first party features

composer require barryvdh/laravel-debugbar --dev

composer require barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper --dev

composer.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "post-update-cmd": [
           "@php artisan ide-helper:generate",
           "@php artisan ide-helper:meta",
           "@php artisan ide-helper:models --nowrite",
           "@php artisan ide-helper:eloquent"
        ]
    }
}

composer require spatie/laravel-error-solutions --dev

Spatie error solutions showing suggested solutions and documentation links

Spatie error solutions showing a self-fixing exception

config/app.php

return [
    // ...

    'editor' => env('APP_EDITOR', 'phpstorm'),
];

npm install \
  eslint \
  @eslint/js \
  prettier \
  eslint-config-prettier \
  prettier-plugin-tailwindcss \
  prettier-plugin-organize-input

package.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "build": "vite build",
        "dev": "vite",
        "format": "prettier --write resources/",
        "format:check": "prettier --check resources/",
        "lint": "eslint . --fix"
    }
}

npm install prettier-plugin-blade

.prettierrc

{
    "plugins": [
        "prettier-plugin-organize-imports",
        "prettier-plugin-blade",
        "prettier-plugin-tailwindcss"
    ],
    "overrides: [
       {
           "files": [
               "*.blade.php"
           ],
           "options": {
               "parser": "blade"
           }
       }
    ]
}

npm install vitest

package.json

{
    "scripts": {
        "build": "vite build",
        "dev": "vite",
        "test": "vitest run",
        "test:watch": "vitest"
    }
}

formatTitle.test.js

import { test, expect } from 'vitest'
import { formatTitle } from './utils'

test('formats a title for display', () => {
    expect(formatTitle('  Laravel   Tips  ')).toBe('LARAVEL TIPS')
})

AppServiceProvider.php

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Vite::useAggressivePrefetching();
    }
}

Pest.php

pest()->extend(TestCase::class)
    ->beforeEach(function () {
        $this->withoutVite();
    });

Node Modules is the heaviest object in the universe

bun install   # Drop-in replacement for npm install
bun run dev   # Way faster script execution

bun install   # Drop-in replacement for npm install
bun run dev   # Way faster script execution

nvm (Node Version Manager)

nvm use  # reads .nvmrc automatically
nvm install

fnm (Fast Node Manager)

fnm use  # also reads .nvmrc
fnm install

.nvmrc

25.8.0

login.blade.php

<input
    type="email"
    name="email"
    value="{{ app()->isLocal() ? 'admin@example.com' : '' }}"
/>

<input
    type="password"
    name="password"
    value="{{ app()->isLocal() ? 'password' : '' }}"
/>

<button>{{ __('Sign up') }}</button>

<button>{{ __('auth.sign_up') }}</button>

<button>Sign up</button>

request()->get('name');
request()->input('name');
request()->name;
request('name');

request()->get('name');
request()->get('published_at');
request()->get('active');
request()->get('priority');

request()->string('name');
request()->date('published_at');
request()->boolean('active');
request()->enum('priority', PriorityEnum::class);

app/Http/Middleware/AddContext.php

Context::add('url', $request->url());
Context::add('trace_id', Str::uuid()->toString());

php artisan stub:publish

# [INFO]  Stubs published successfully.

ls ./stubs

# stubs
# ├── cast.inbound.stub
# ├── cast.stub
# ├── class.invokable.stub
# ├── class.stub
# ├── console.stub
# ├── controller.api.stub
# ├── controller.invokable.stub
# ├── controller.model.api.stub
# ├── controller.model.stub
# ├── controller.nested.api.stub
# ├── controller.nested.singleton.api.stub
# ├── controller.nested.singleton.stub
# ├── controller.nested.stub
# ├── controller.plain.stub
# ├── controller.singleton.api.stub
# ├── controller.singleton.stub
# ├── controller.stub
# ├── enum.backed.stub
# ├── enum.stub
# ├── event.stub
# ├── factory.stub
# ├── job.queued.stub
# ├── job.stub
# ├── listener.queued.stub
# ├── listener.stub
# ├── listener.typed.queued.stub
# ├── listener.typed.stub
# ├── mail.stub
# ├── markdown-mail.stub
# ├── markdown-notification.stub
# ├── middleware.stub
# ├── migration.create.stub
# ├── migration.stub
# ├── migration.update.stub
# ├── model.pivot.stub
# ├── model.stub
# ├── notification.stub
# ├── observer.plain.stub
# ├── observer.stub
# ├── pest.stub
# ├── pest.unit.stub
# ├── policy.plain.stub
# ├── policy.stub
# ├── provider.stub
# ├── request.stub
# ├── resource-collection.stub
# ├── resource.stub
# ├── rule.stub
# ├── scope.stub
# ├── seeder.stub
# ├── test.stub
# ├── test.unit.stub
# ├── trait.stub
# └── view-component.stub

return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('{{ table }}');
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('{{ table }}');
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->uuid()->primary();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

return new class extends Migration
{
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('{{ table }}', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->uuid()->primary();
            $table->softDeletes();
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
};

sleep(2);

Sleep::for(2)->seconds();

Sleep::for(300)->milliseconds();

Sleep::until(now()->addSeconds(30));

pest()->extend(TestCase::class)
    ->beforeEach(function () {
        Sleep::fake();
    });

test('we dont wait for 2 seconds', function () {
    invoke_code_that_calls_sleep();

    Sleep::assertSleptTimes(0);
    Sleep::assertNeverSlept();
});

pest()->extend(TestCase::class)
    ->beforeEach(function () {
        Http::fake([
            'api.example.com/*' => Http::response(['data' => 'value']),
        ]);

        Http::preventStrayRequests();
    });

test('the article has an id', function () {
    Str::createUuidsUsing(fn () => 'abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyz123456');

    $article = Article::create();

    expect($article->uuid)->toBe('abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyz123456');

    Str::createUuidsNormally();
});

pest()->extend(TestCase::class)
    ->beforeEach(function () {
        Str::createRandomStringsNormally();
        Str::createUlidsNormally();
        Str::createUuidsNormally();
    });

contributor-covenant.org

choosealicense.com

Installation section of readme file on GitHub

Running the app section of readme file on GitHub

Deployments section of readme file on GitHub

FilamentServiceProvider.php

class FilamentServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        Table::configureUsing(fn (Table $table): Table => $table
            ->striped()
            ->deferLoading()
            ->reorderableColumns()
            ->columnManagerColumns(2)
            ->columnManagerTriggerAction(fn (Action $action): Action => $action->button()->label('Columns'))
            ->filtersTriggerAction(fn (Action $action): Action => $action->button()->label('Filters')->slideOver()->closeModalByClickingAway(true))
            ->filtersFormWidth(Width::Small)
            ->paginationPageOptions([10, 25, 50, 100])
        );

        Select::configureUsing(fn (Select $field): Select => $field
            ->searchable()
            ->preload()
        );

        DatePicker::configureUsing(fn (DatePicker $datePicker): DatePicker => $datePicker
            ->minDate(Date::createFromDate(1500, 1, 1))
            ->maxDate(now()->addYears(30)));

        Column::configureUsing(fn (Column $column): Column => $column
            ->toggleable()
        );

        TextColumn::configureUsing(fn (TextColumn $textColumn): TextColumn => $textColumn
            ->searchable()
            ->sortable()
        );

        Notification::configureUsing(fn (Notification $notification): Notification => $notification
            ->duration(10_000)
        );
    }
}

@view-transition {
    navigation: auto;
}

:root {
    accent-color: #ff6600;
    color-scheme: light dark;
    interpolate-size: allow-keywords;
}

html {
    scroll-behavior: smooth;
    scroll-padding-top: 1rem;
    scrollbar-width: thin;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    text-wrap: balance;
}

p {
    text-wrap: pretty;
    max-width: 75ch;
    hanging-punctuation: first last;
    overflow-wrap: break-word;
    hyphens: auto;
}

img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    vertical-align: middle;
    font-style: italic;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    shape-margin: 1rem;
}

Recap

“Great is just good,
but repeatable.”

Steph Smith

That's All, Folks!

liamhammett.com @LiamHammett

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Hi, I'm Liam!

liamhammett.com @LiamHammett

10 Tips

20 Tips

50 Tips

for every Laravel app

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