Laracon 2025 about to kick off.

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I feel like I am finally starting to understand Buses. I can finally stop scheduling 10 jobs with 15m gaps.

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Url params are super easy in Livewire. I was putting off working on this feature since I didn't want to pass the params to the back end and all that jazz. Name the variable, add the property, and bam - done.
#laravel #livewire

My data sucks. Make it suck less.

I started using Attributes on my models to help clean up my database, creating more consistent entries. It's a clean way of casting you models in and out of the database.

#laravel #php

Filament Tip

I find myself having some tables stripped and some that I forget to strip on my panels. If you want to be consistently and lazy, set your filament table in you AppServiceProvider to always be stripped.

#laravel #php #Filament

Alright, here is something that I took too long to start using -- datasets. I started making datasets that are made with data from production that experienced some type of bug.

New bug -> add to dataset.
When it passes the tests = Its good forever ... mostly.

#Pest #PHP #Laravel

Boom...

Set config...

Publish config...

Error that I got...

I love Filament. Working on a project where I need to let the user download a CSV. What would take weeks only takes hours with Filament. Filament has features for Import, Export, and Database Notifications.

#PHP #Laravel #Filament

Plus, the ability to create custom widgets makes connecting to services like Horizon so much easier.

Be nice to future you. Always artisan your factory. Just do it. You will need it.

#laravel #php

Might just be posting to find this for myself on my next Laravel project. Don't forget to go to your phpunit.xml file and un-comment the DB_CONNECTION. This way your test don't wipe you database. Ensure you add your uses(RefreshDatabase::class) to your test and your good to go.
#laravel #pest #php

One of the great things about Laravel-Tailwind combo is customizing breaking points. I am working on a project that needs to render in smaller iframes. Adding smaller breaking points is a life saver. Added smaller and supper smaller views.
#laravel #tailwindcss