{"id":3650,"date":"2020-12-21T04:31:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T04:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=3650"},"modified":"2021-01-20T04:30:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T04:30:46","slug":"some-tips-for-the-laravel-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/some-tips-for-the-laravel-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"Some tips for the laravel framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s go through some tips and tricks which we can add to Laravel applications to optimize website performance.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \n

    Invokable Controllers:<\/h2>\n

    If you want to create a controller with just one action in Laravel, you can use the __invoke() method and even create an \u201cinvokable\u201d controller.
    \nExample:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \tClass ControllerName extends controller {
    \n\t\tPublic function _invoke($id){
    \n\t\t return view(\u2018user.profie\u2019, [\u2018user\u2019 => User::findOrFail($id)]);
    \n}}
    \n Routes:<\/strong> Route::get('user\/{id}' \u2018ControllerName\u2019);<\/p>\n

    Command to generate command:<\/strong>
    \nphp artisan make:controller ControllerName --invokable<\/code>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Unsigned Integer:<\/h3>\n

    For foreign key migrations instead of integer() we should use unsignedInteger() type or integer()->unsigned() , otherwise you may get SQL errors.
    \nExample: Schema::create('employees', function (Blueprint $table) {
    \n $table-> unsignedInteger ('company_id'); \/\/if primary id Increments
    \n $table->foreign('company_id')->references('id')->on('companies');
    \n});<\/code><\/li>\n

  3. OrderBy with Eloquent:<\/strong> You can specify orderBy() directly on your Eloquent<\/a> relationships.\n

    Example: return $this->hasMany(Product::class)->orderBy('name');<\/code><\/li>\n

  4. Raw DB Queries:<\/strong> You can use RAW DB queries in various places, including havingRaw() function after groupBy().\n

    Example: Product::groupBy('category_id')->havingRaw('COUNT(*) > 1')->get();<\/code><\/li>\n

  5. Eloquent where date methods:<\/strong> In Eloquent, check the date with functions whereDay() , whereMonth() , whereYear() , whereDate() and whereTime() .\n

    Example:
    \n$products = Product::whereDate('created_at', '2018-01-31')->get();
    \n$products = Product::whereMonth('created_at', '12')->get();
    \n$products = Product::whereDay('created_at', '31')->get();
    \n$products = Product::whereYear('created_at', date('Y'))->get();
    \n$products = Product::whereTime('created_at', '=', '14:13:58')->get();<\/code>\n<\/li>\n

  6. Route group within a group:<\/strong> In Routes, you can create a group within a group, assigning a certain middleware only to some URLs in the \u201cparent\u201d group.
    \nExample:
    \nRoute::group(['prefix' => 'account', 'as' => 'account.'], function() {
    \n Route::get('login', 'AccountController@login');
    \n Route::get('register', 'AccountController@register');
    \n \tRoute::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function() {
    \n \t\tRoute::get('edit', 'AccountController@edit');
    \n \t });
    \n});<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  7. Increments and decrements:<\/strong> if we want to increment some DB column in some table in Laravel, just use increment() function. We can increment value with any number.\n

    Example:
    \nPost::find($post_id)->increment('view_count');
    \nUser::find($user_id)->increment('points', 50);<\/code>\n<\/li>\n

  8. We can check if the View file exists before actually loading it.
    \nExample:
    \nif (view()->exists('custom.page')) {
    \n\/\/ Load the view
    \n}<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  9. No timestamp columns in the table:<\/strong> If our DB table doesn\u2019t contain timestamp fields created_at and updated_at, we can specify that the Eloquent model wouldn\u2019t use them, with $timestamps = false property.
    \nExample:
    \n class Company extends Model
    \n{
    \n public $timestamps = false;
    \n}<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  10. Database migrations column types:<\/strong>
    \n$table->geometry('positions');
    \n$table->ipAddress('visitor');
    \n$table->macAddress('device');
    \n$table->point('position');
    \n$table->uuid('id');<\/code><\/p>\n

    See all column types: visit here<\/a>\n<\/li>\n

  11. Soft-deletes:<\/strong> multiple restores: When using soft-deletes, we can restore multiple rows in one sentence.\n

    Post::withTrashed()->where('author_id', 1)->restore();<\/code><\/li>\n

  12. Don\u2019t create Controllers when we want the route to just show a certain view:
    \n Just use Route::view() function
    \nRoute::view('about', 'texts.about');<\/code><\/li>\n
  13. Image validation:<\/strong> While validating uploaded images, we can specify the dimensions that are required.
    \nExample:
    \n'photo' => 'dimensions:max_width=4096,max_height=4096'<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  14. Blade @auth:<\/strong> Instead of if-statement to check logged in user, use @auth directive.
    \nExample:
    \n @auth
    \n\/\/ The user is authenticated.
    \n@endauth<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  15. To Fail or Not to Fail function:<\/strong> In addition to findOrFail(), there\u2019s also the Eloquent method firstOrFail() which will return a 404 page if no records for the query are found.
    \nExample:
    \n $user=User::where('email','codechief@gmail.com')->firstOrFail();<\/code><\/li>\n
  16. More convenient DD:<\/strong> Instead of doing dd($result); you can put ->dd() as a method directly at the end of your Eloquent sentence, or any Collection.
    \nExample:
    \n\/\/ Instead of
    \n$users = User::where('name', 'Taylor')->get();
    \ndd($users);
    \n\/\/ Do this
    \n$users = User::where('name', 'Taylor')->get()->dd();<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  17. How to avoid error in {{ $post->user->name }} if user is deleted? :<\/strong>
    \nYou can assign a default model in belongsTo relationship, to avoid fatal errors when calling it like {{ $post->user->name }} if $post->user doesn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

    public function user()
    \n{
    \n return $this->belongsTo('App\\User')->withDefault();
    \n}<\/code>\n<\/li>\n

  18. Redirect to Specific Controller Method:<\/strong> We can redirect() not only to URL or specific route, but to a specific Controller\u2019s specific method, and even pass the parameters. Use this:
    \nExample: return redirect()->action('SomeController@method',['param' => $value]);<\/code><\/li>\n
  19. Update parent updated_at easily:<\/strong> If we are updating a record and want to update the updated_at column of the parent relationship (like, we add new post comment and want posts.updated_at to renew), just use $touches = [\u2018post\u2019]; property on child model.
    \nExample:
    \nclass Comment extends Model
    \n{
    \n \/**
    \n * All of the relationships to be touched.
    \n *
    \n * @var array
    \n *\/
    \n protected $touches = ['post'];
    \n}<\/code>\n<\/li>\n
  20. Use withCount() to Calculate Child Relationships Records:<\/strong> If you have hasMany() relationship, and you want to calculate \u201cchildren\u201d entries, don\u2019t write a special query. For example, if you have posts and comments on your User model, write this withCount() :
    \npublic function index()
    \n{
    \n $users = User::withCount(['posts', 'comments'])->get();
    \n return view('users', compact('users'));
    \n}<\/code>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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