Harris Raftopoulos

Need to convert special characters to their ASCII equivalents? Laravel's Str::transliterate method provides a simple solution for normalizing text content. Basic Usage Convert special characters to ASCII: use Illuminate\Support\Str; $email = Str::transliterate('ⓣⓔⓢⓣ@ⓛⓐⓡⓐⓥⓔⓛ.ⓒⓞⓜ'); // Result: 'test@laravel.com' Real-World Example Here's

Take control of your scheduled task monitoring with Laravel's latest scheduler additions. These new conditional ping methods make it easy to notify services about task status when needed. Basic Usage Configure conditional ping notifications: Schedule::command('backup:run')->hourly() ->pingBeforeIf($condition, $url

Transform HTTP response data effortlessly with Laravel's new fluent() method. This addition to the HTTP Client brings type-safe access to your API responses. Basic Usage Convert your HTTP responses to fluent instances: $response = Http::get('https://api.example.com/products/1')->fluent(); $price = $response-&

Fine-tune your HTTP client error messages in Laravel with new exception truncation controls. These bootstrap configurations give you precise control over how request exceptions are displayed. Basic Usage Configure exception truncation in your bootstrap file: // bootstrap/app.php use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException; return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__)) -&

Transform the way you work with URLs in Laravel using the new Uri class. This powerful abstraction makes URI manipulation more intuitive and maintainable than ever. Basic Usage Create and manipulate URIs with a fluent interface: $uri = Uri::of('https://laravel.com') ->withQuery(['name'

Simplify authorization in Laravel with direct enum support. The updated AuthorizesRequests trait now accepts backed enums without requiring the ->value accessor. Basic Usage Define and use your permission enums directly: enum DashboardPermission: string { case VIEW = 'dashboard.view'; case EDIT = 'dashboard.edit'; case MANAGE = '

Need to use custom unique identifiers in your Laravel models? The refactored HasUniqueStringIds trait provides a clean way to implement custom string IDs without overriding route binding queries. Basic Usage Create your custom ID trait: trait HasTwrnsTrait { use HasUniqueStringIds; public function newUniqueId() { return (string) Twrn::new(); } protected function isValidUniqueId($value)

Testing deferred operations in Laravel just got easier. The new withoutDefer() and withDefer() test helpers allow you to control when deferred functions execute during your tests. Basic Usage Control deferred execution in your tests: // Without control - deferred operations won't execute immediately User::create(['name' =>

Need to spell out ordinal numbers in your Laravel app? The Number::spellOrdinal method provides a convenient way to convert numeric values into their ordinal word form. Basic Usage Convert numbers to ordinal words easily: use Illuminate\Support\Number; $title = 'The ' . Number::spellOrdinal(40) . ' president'; // Result: