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Need to customize your Laravel optimization process? The new --except option lets you selectively skip commands during optimization, giving you precise control over the optimization process. When optimizing Laravel applications, you might want to skip certain optimization steps based on your development workflow or specific requirements. The new --except option

Pipeline cleanup gets more elegant in Laravel with the new finally method. This addition simplifies how you handle post-pipeline operations, whether your pipeline succeeds or fails. Managing cleanup operations in pipelines traditionally required wrapping your pipeline in a try-finally block. Laravel's new finally method streamlines this process by

Need to consistently handle values as arrays in your Fluent instances? Laravel's new array() method provides a clean way to convert values without manual casting. When working with Fluent objects, you often need to ensure values are returned as arrays. Previously, this required manual casting or collection manipulation.

Need more control over email validation in Laravel? The new Email rule object provides a fluent, extensible way to validate email addresses with precise requirements. Email validation often requires different levels of strictness - from basic format checking to DNS verification and spoofing prevention. Laravel's new Email rule

Need to handle cases when a model doesn't exist? Laravel's existsOr method provides an elegant way to execute code when a model query returns no results. Basic Usage Handle non-existent models with a closure: Model::where(...) ->existsOr(function () { // Some logic if the model does

Laravel's string handling includes a powerful Markdown converter with the inlineMarkdown method, offering secure transformation of GitHub-flavored Markdown to inline HTML. Basic Usage Convert Markdown to inline HTML: use Illuminate\Support\Str; // Basic conversion $html = Str::inlineMarkdown('**Laravel**'); // Result: <strong>Laravel</strong>

Need to validate URLs in your Laravel application? The Str::isUrl method provides a simple and flexible way to check if strings are valid URLs. Basic Usage Validate URLs with or without protocol restrictions: use Illuminate\Support\Str; // Basic URL validation $isUrl = Str::isUrl('http://example.com'); // true

Need to download files with HTTP requests? Laravel's sink method provides a clean way to save HTTP responses directly to files with minimal code. When downloading files in Laravel applications, you often need to handle the file writing process, manage memory efficiently, and deal with large file downloads.

Laravel's collection system includes the powerful diffKeys method, helping you identify differences between collections based on their keys rather than values. Basic Usage Compare collections by their keys: $collection = collect([ 'one' => 10, 'two' => 20, 'three' => 30, 'four'

Need to test job failures more precisely? Laravel's new assertFailedWith method lets you verify exactly how your queued jobs fail, making your tests more specific and reliable. Basic Usage Test job failures with different assertions: use App\Jobs\ProcessPodcast; use App\Exceptions\MyException; $job = (new ProcessPodcast)->