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Composer Run Dev and Laravel Sail

7 Minutes Read

If, like me, you're a user of Laravel Sail for some of your Laravel projects, you'll have probably noticed that the default 'composer run dev' command that ships with Laravel, just won't work for you. Well, I've got a solution for you!

development
local-development
sail
docker
bash
laravel/laravel
>= 11.3.0
npm
>= 5.2.0

Laravel's Route "Model" Binding

Part 5 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
13 Minutes Read

A source-driven walkthrough of how Laravel resolves route parameters into model instances, covering the UrlRoutable interface and implicit binding customization.

laravel
models
eloquent
routing
route-parameters
laravel/laravel
>= 12.41.0

Manual Service Resolution in Laravel

Part 4 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
14 Minutes Read

An examination of the various methods for manually resolving services from Laravel's service container, with recommendations on which to use.

laravel
service-container
service-locator

Laravel Middleware Priority

Part 3 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
7 Minutes Read

An exploration of Laravel's undocumented middleware priority feature that controls execution order when multiple middleware pieces apply to a route.

laravel
middleware
undocumented

Decorating Services in Laravel

Part 2 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
5 Minutes Read

How to use Laravel's undocumented extend method to add functionality to existing services without modifying their code.

laravel
design-patterns
decorator
dependency-injection
service-container
undocumented

Introducing the Request-derived Context Pattern

20 Minutes Read

Defining the Request-derived Context Pattern, an architectural approach for extracting and managing contextual information from HTTP requests.

php
design-patterns
web
context
web-development

Managing the Memory Usage of the Laravel Eloquent Identity Map

Part 2 - Building An Eloquent Identity Map
8 Minutes Read

Addressing memory management challenges when using a Laravel Eloquent identity map, particularly in scenarios involving large model hydration or Laravel Octane environments.

laravel
eloquent
identity-map
design-patterns
octane
memory-management

A Minimal Identity Map for Laravel Eloquent

Part 1 - Building An Eloquent Identity Map
16 Minutes Read

Implementing the Identity Map pattern for Laravel Eloquent to ensure consistent model instances across your application.

laravel
eloquent
identity-map
design-patterns

Avoiding Eager Loading When Registering Laravel Drivers

2 Minutes Read

How to defer driver registration in Laravel to avoid eager loading features on every request.

laravel
drivers
laravel-container

Website revamp, new content and upcoming projects

3 Minutes Read

Announcing the blog relaunch, initial articles, and upcoming educational products.

website
ollieread
personal

How to Hide Route Parameters from Controllers in Laravel

Part 1 - The Hidden Parts of Laravel
2 Minutes Read

How to use Laravel's forgetParameter() method to remove route parameters from the controller's scope after they've been processed.