Harris Raftopoulos

Testing validation errors in Laravel can be surprisingly tricky. The new assertOnlyJsonValidationErrors method provides a more precise way to verify exactly which validation errors occurred. When testing API endpoints or form submissions, it's often crucial to verify not just that specific validation errors are present, but also that

Need to handle contextual data differently based on user roles or other conditions? Laravel's Context Facade with the Conditionable trait provides an elegant solution for conditional context management. Laravel's Context system allows you to share data across different parts of your application. With the addition of

Laravel's real-time capabilities just got even more accessible with anonymous broadcasts - a lightweight solution for sending ad-hoc notifications to your frontend. Sometimes you need to notify your frontend about an event without creating a dedicated event class. Anonymous broadcasts solve this problem by providing a simple API

Finding yourself writing repetitive code to build URLs with query parameters? Laravel's new query() method offers a cleaner, more intuitive approach to generating URLs with complex query strings. Creating URLs with query parameters is a common task in web development, but it can quickly become tedious and error-prone.

Need a cleaner way to manipulate Eloquent collections after queries? Laravel's new afterQuery() hook provides an elegant solution that keeps your code DRY and maintainable. When working with Eloquent models, we often need to perform operations on our results after retrieving them from the database. Traditionally, this meant

Testing exception flows in Laravel applications can be challenging. Discover how the Exceptions facade's assertReported method makes verifying exception reporting straightforward and reliable. When developing robust applications, properly handling and reporting exceptions is crucial. However, testing that your exceptions are being correctly reported can be difficult without the

Context validation in Laravel gets simpler with the new missing() and missingHidden() methods, providing clean boolean checks for key existence. When working with Laravel's Context service, you often need to check if specific keys exist before using them. The new missing() and missingHidden() methods provide a straightforward way