Alex Garrett-Smith
alex.gs
Alex Garrett-Smith
@alex.gs
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July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Calling the syncWithoutDetaching method on a Belongs To Many relationship now automatically handles empty values like an empty collection, empty array, or null.
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
New string methods, doesntStartWith and doesntEndWith offer a more readable way to check if strings don’t start or end with a substring.
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
It’s now much easier to fetch config as a Collection.
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Fluent objects are now iterable.
July 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Finally, listening for model notifications just got easier with the new useEchoNotification hook for React and Vue.
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
You can now call static methods on Collection items using higher order syntax.
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Reordering queries in descending order is now simpler with the new reorderDesc method.
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Finally, context sharing just got easier with a new Context contextual attribute for resolving values.

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Context Contextual Attribute Introduced
Context sharing just got easier with a new Context contextual attribute for resolving context values.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Another new test assertion. Test redirections to controller actions with the new assertRedirectToAction method.
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Next, a new assertClientError method helps API response testing by checking if status codes fall in the 4xx range.
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM