Gurmandeep Singh

Sr. Software Engineer

[Gurmandeep Singh @iamgurmandeep]

Anyone using ChatGPT Dots yet? 👀
How's the experience so far? What are you using it for?

[Gurmandeep Singh @iamgurmandeep]

@PovilasKorop its for Mac users too!

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

You can use `whenFilledEnum()` to skip tryFrom() + null checks and get a typed enum straight in your closure.

[Gurmandeep Singh @iamgurmandeep]

@PovilasKorop Yes, I gave it a try. It looks good, but I encountered some errors in a few cases.

[Gurmandeep Singh @iamgurmandeep]

#Laravel 13 adds #[WithoutMiddleware] 🚀

Attach middleware at the controller level, then opt out on specific actions.
Cleaner than managing multiple route groups

[Gurmandeep Singh @iamgurmandeep]

#Laravel adds dominantColor(), returning an image's average color as hex. Perfect for placeholders and tinted image cards.

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🚀 New in #Laravel: Use `whenTableHasIndex()` and `whenTableDoesntHaveIndex()` to run logic based on whether your DB table already has an index. Perfect for safer migrations.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

In Laravel 12, you can automatically cast Eloquent attributes to HTML strings using `AsHtmlString::class`.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

In Laravel 12, you can use the `toResource()` helper directly on your Eloquent models. Just fetch your data, and instantly convert it into a clean, structured API resource.

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#PHP Tip 🚀

In PHP 8.3, you can use the `json_validate()` function, a super easy way to check if a string is valid JSON.

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@christophrumpel I recently wrote a blog post about the Laravel Observers.
https://t.co/XkNq5nUe6L

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

In Laravel, the `Arr::hasAll` method allows you to check if all the specified keys are present in an array. It supports nested keys using dot notation and returns true only if every key exists.

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@BrunoSi78120974 It was added in Laravel 8.69, so if you’re using Laravel 8 or later, you can use it.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

The `Str::mask` method hides part of a string by replacing it with a repeated character, making it useful for covering things like emails or phone numbers.

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@rcelanodev Yeah, I’ve tried it with phone numbers too. Super useful.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

You can use the `whenEmpty` method to run a callback if the collection is empty.

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#Laravel Tip 🔥

In Laravel, you can use the `whenNotExactly` method to execute a callback if a string is not an exact match, and you can add a second callback to execute if the string is an exact match.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

In Laravel, the `Number` class provides a `currency` method that formats currencies with locale support.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

In Laravel, the whereAny method allows you to search across multiple columns using OR logic.

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#Laravel Tip 🚀

if you only need a custom rule once, use a closure instead of a rule class. The closure gets the field name, its value, and a fail() callback for invalid data.