laravel

SKILL.md

Laravel

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Core Principles

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Follow Laravel best practices and conventions

Emphasize SOLID principles and object-oriented programming

Prefer modular design over code duplication

Use descriptive naming conventions throughout

PHP/Laravel Standards

Utilize PHP 8.1+ capabilities (typed properties, match expressions)

Follow PSR-12 coding standards

Use strict typing: declare(strict_types=1);

Leverage Laravel's built-in features and helpers

Adhere to Laravel's directory structure conventions

Architecture

Follow Laravel's MVC architecture

Use routing system effectively

Implement Repository pattern for data access

Use Form Requests for validation

Apply Blade templating best practices

Leverage Eloquent relationships properly

Core Practices

Implement robust error handling via Laravel's exception system

Use Laravel's validation features for form/request validation

Apply middleware for request filtering

Utilize Eloquent ORM over raw SQL

Use built-in authentication and authorization

Implement caching mechanisms for performance

Use job queues for long-running tasks

API Development

Use API resource transformations

Implement proper versioning

Follow RESTful conventions

Use proper HTTP status codes

Testing

Comprehensive testing with PHPUnit

Use Laravel Dusk for browser testing

Write feature and unit tests

Mock external services appropriately

Performance

Use eager loading to prevent N+1 queries

Implement caching strategies

Optimize database queries

Use queues for heavy operations