Laravel Framework Rules

CRITICAL: Laravel services must respect these conventions and quality checks.

Quality Commands

• Static analysis: ./vendor/bin/pint --test
• Lint style: ./vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=PSR12 app/
• Unit tests: php artisan test
• Feature tests: php artisan test --testsuite=Feature
• Coverage: ensure php artisan test --coverage ≥ 80%

Project Structure

• Keep HTTP controllers in app/Http/Controllers
• Use form requests for validation in app/Http/Requests
• Organize business logic in app/Services
• Leverage repositories for data persistence where appropriate
• Store queued jobs in app/Jobs

Implementation Guidelines

• Use migrations for every schema change (php artisan make:migration)
• Keep Eloquent models lean; move heavy logic into services
• Cache configuration after deployment (php artisan config:cache)
• Register scheduled tasks in app/Console/Kernel.php
• Ensure app/Providers registers new bindings/events

Composer Hygiene

composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist
composer dump-autoload

Additional Checks

• Sync .env.example whenever new variables are introduced
• Document API changes in /docs/laravel-api.md
• Generate API resources via php artisan make:resource