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    # ToC

    A. Eloquent

    1\. Automatic Model Validation

    2\. Prevent Uploading

    3\. Conditional Relationships

    4\. Expressive "where" syntax

    5\. Query Builder: having raw

    6\. Simple Date filtering

    7\. Save options

    8\. Multilanguage Support *

    9\. Retreive random rows

    10\. UUID Model Primary Keys

    11\. Ordered relationships

    12\. Simple incrementing and Decrementing

    13\. Lists with Mutations

    14\. Appending mutated properties

    15\. Filter only rows with Child rows

    16\. Return relations on model save

    B. Blade

    17\. Dynamic With

    18\. First/Last Array Element

    C. Collections

    19\. Arrays as Collections

    20\. Collection Filters

    21\. find()

    22\. where()

    23\. implode()

    24\. where() & list()

    25\. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value

    26\. Sorting with closures

    27\. Keying arrays

    28\. Grouped Collections

    29\. Collection Unions

    30\. Collection Look-aheads

    D. Routing

    31\. Nested Route groups

    32\. Catch-all view route

    33\. Internal dispatch

    E. Testing

    34\. Environment Variables

    35\. Run tests automatically

    F. Miscellaneous

    36\. Share cookies between domains

    37\. Easy model and migration stubs

    38\. Add Spark to an existing project

    39\. Customize the default error page

    40\. Conditional service providers

    41\. Change a column name in a migration

    42\. Checking if a view exists

    43\. Extending the Application

    44\. Simple cache microservice

    45\. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel

    46\. Capture queries

    47\. Authorization without models

    48\. Efficient file transfers with Streams

    49\. Avoiding overflowing log files

    50\. Pipelines
    ###### A. Eloquent

    * 1\. Automatic Model Validation
    * 2\. Prevent Uploading
    * 3\. Conditional Relationships
    * 4\. Expressive "where" syntax
    * 5\. Query Builder: having raw
    * 6\. Simple Date filtering
    * 7\. Save options
    * 8\. Multilanguage Support *
    * 9\. Retreive random rows
    * 10\. UUID Model Primary Keys
    * 11\. Ordered relationships
    * 12\. Simple incrementing and Decrementing
    * 13\. Lists with Mutations
    * 14\. Appending mutated properties
    * 15\. Filter only rows with Child rows
    * 16\. Return relations on model save

    ###### B. Blade

    * 17\. Dynamic With
    * 18\. First/Last Array Element

    ###### C. Collections

    * 19\. Arrays as Collections
    * 20\. Collection Filters
    * 21\. find()
    * 22\. where()
    * 23\. implode()
    * 24\. where() & list()
    * 25\. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value
    * 26\. Sorting with closures
    * 27\. Keying arrays
    * 28\. Grouped Collections
    * 29\. Collection Unions
    * 30\. Collection Look-aheads

    ###### D. Routing

    * 31\. Nested Route groups
    * 32\. Catch-all view route
    * 33\. Internal dispatch

    ###### E. Testing

    * 34\. Environment Variables
    * 35\. Run tests automatically

    ###### F. Miscellaneous

    * 36\. Share cookies between domains
    * 37\. Easy model and migration stubs
    * 38\. Add Spark to an existing project
    * 39\. Customize the default error page
    * 40\. Conditional service providers
    * 41\. Change a column name in a migration
    * 42\. Checking if a view exists
    * 43\. Extending the Application
    * 44\. Simple cache microservice
    * 45\. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel
    * 46\. Capture queries
    * 47\. Authorization without models
    * 48\. Efficient file transfers with Streams
    * 49\. Avoiding overflowing log files
    * 50\. Pipelines

    ## ELOQUENT

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    A. Eloquent

    1\. Automatic Model Validation

    2\. Prevent Uploading

    3\. Conditional Relationships

    4\. Expressive "where" syntax

    5\. Query Builder: having raw

    6\. Simple Date filtering

    7\. Save options

    8\. Multilanguage Support *

    9\. Retreive random rows

    10\. UUID Model Primary Keys

    11\. Ordered relationships

    12\. Simple incrementing and Decrementing

    13\. Lists with Mutations

    14\. Appending mutated properties

    15\. Filter only rows with Child rows

    16\. Return relations on model save

    B. Blade

    17\. Dynamic With

    18\. First/Last Array Element

    C. Collections

    19\. Arrays as Collections

    20\. Collection Filters

    21\. find()

    22\. where()

    23\. implode()

    24\. where() & list()

    25\. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value

    26\. Sorting with closures

    27\. Keying arrays

    28\. Grouped Collections

    29\. Collection Unions

    30\. Collection Look-aheads

    D. Routing

    31\. Nested Route groups

    32\. Catch-all view route

    33\. Internal dispatch

    E. Testing

    34\. Environment Variables

    35\. Run tests automatically

    F. Miscellaneous

    36\. Share cookies between domains

    37\. Easy model and migration stubs

    38\. Add Spark to an existing project

    39\. Customize the default error page

    40\. Conditional service providers

    41\. Change a column name in a migration

    42\. Checking if a view exists

    43\. Extending the Application

    44\. Simple cache microservice

    45\. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel

    46\. Capture queries

    47\. Authorization without models

    48\. Efficient file transfers with Streams

    49\. Avoiding overflowing log files

    50\. Pipelines

    ## ELOQUENT
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    A. Eloquent

    1. Automatic Model Validation
    2. Prevent Uploading
    3. Conditional Relationships
    4. Expressive "where" syntax
    5. Query Builder: having raw
    6. Simple Date filtering
    7. Save options
    8. Multilanguage Support *
    9. Retreive random rows
    10. UUID Model Primary Keys
    11. Ordered relationships
    12. Simple incrementing and Decrementing
    13. Lists with Mutations
    14. Appending mutated properties
    15. Filter only rows with Child rows
    16. Return relations on model save
    1\. Automatic Model Validation
    2\. Prevent Uploading
    3\. Conditional Relationships
    4\. Expressive "where" syntax
    5\. Query Builder: having raw
    6\. Simple Date filtering
    7\. Save options
    8\. Multilanguage Support *
    9\. Retreive random rows
    10\. UUID Model Primary Keys
    11\. Ordered relationships
    12\. Simple incrementing and Decrementing
    13\. Lists with Mutations
    14\. Appending mutated properties
    15\. Filter only rows with Child rows
    16\. Return relations on model save

    B. Blade

    17. Dynamic With
    18. First/Last Array Element
    17\. Dynamic With
    18\. First/Last Array Element

    C. Collections

    19. Arrays as Collections
    20. Collection Filters
    21. find()
    22. where()
    23. implode()
    24. where() & list()
    25. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value
    26. Sorting with closures
    27. Keying arrays
    28. Grouped Collections
    29. Collection Unions
    30. Collection Look-aheads
    19\. Arrays as Collections
    20\. Collection Filters
    21\. find()
    22\. where()
    23\. implode()
    24\. where() & list()
    25\. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value
    26\. Sorting with closures
    27\. Keying arrays
    28\. Grouped Collections
    29\. Collection Unions
    30\. Collection Look-aheads

    D. Routing

    31. Nested Route groups
    32. Catch-all view route
    33. Internal dispatch
    31\. Nested Route groups
    32\. Catch-all view route
    33\. Internal dispatch

    E. Testing

    34. Environment Variables
    35. Run tests automatically
    34\. Environment Variables
    35\. Run tests automatically

    F. Miscellaneous

    36. Share cookies between domains
    37. Easy model and migration stubs
    38. Add Spark to an existing project
    39. Customize the default error page
    40. Conditional service providers
    41. Change a column name in a migration
    42. Checking if a view exists
    43. Extending the Application
    44. Simple cache microservice
    45. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel
    46. Capture queries
    47. Authorization without models
    48. Efficient file transfers with Streams
    49. Avoiding overflowing log files
    50. Pipelines
    36\. Share cookies between domains
    37\. Easy model and migration stubs
    38\. Add Spark to an existing project
    39\. Customize the default error page
    40\. Conditional service providers
    41\. Change a column name in a migration
    42\. Checking if a view exists
    43\. Extending the Application
    44\. Simple cache microservice
    45\. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel
    46\. Capture queries
    47\. Authorization without models
    48\. Efficient file transfers with Streams
    49\. Avoiding overflowing log files
    50\. Pipelines

    ## ELOQUENT

    @@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ trait UUIDModel
    $key = $model->getKeyName();

    if (empty($model->{$key})) {
    $model->{$key} = (string) $model->generateNewId();
    $model->{$key} = (string) $model->generateNewUuid();
    }
    });
    }
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    1. https://speakerdeck.com/willroth/50-laravel-tricks-in-50-minutes
    2. https://www.reddit.com/r/laravel/comments/3to60i/50_laravel_tricks/

    # ToC

    A. Eloquent

    1. Automatic Model Validation
    2. Prevent Uploading
    3. Conditional Relationships
    4. Expressive "where" syntax
    5. Query Builder: having raw
    6. Simple Date filtering
    7. Save options
    8. Multilanguage Support *
    9. Retreive random rows
    10. UUID Model Primary Keys
    11. Ordered relationships
    12. Simple incrementing and Decrementing
    13. Lists with Mutations
    14. Appending mutated properties
    15. Filter only rows with Child rows
    16. Return relations on model save

    B. Blade

    17. Dynamic With
    18. First/Last Array Element

    C. Collections

    19. Arrays as Collections
    20. Collection Filters
    21. find()
    22. where()
    23. implode()
    24. where() & list()
    25. Order belongsToMany by pivot table value
    26. Sorting with closures
    27. Keying arrays
    28. Grouped Collections
    29. Collection Unions
    30. Collection Look-aheads

    D. Routing

    31. Nested Route groups
    32. Catch-all view route
    33. Internal dispatch

    E. Testing

    34. Environment Variables
    35. Run tests automatically

    F. Miscellaneous

    36. Share cookies between domains
    37. Easy model and migration stubs
    38. Add Spark to an existing project
    39. Customize the default error page
    40. Conditional service providers
    41. Change a column name in a migration
    42. Checking if a view exists
    43. Extending the Application
    44. Simple cache microservice
    45. Using the bleeding-edge version of Laravel
    46. Capture queries
    47. Authorization without models
    48. Efficient file transfers with Streams
    49. Avoiding overflowing log files
    50. Pipelines

    ## ELOQUENT

    ### 1. Automatic Model Validation
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    ### 47. Authorization Without Models

    ```PHP
    // TODO
    // app/Policies/AdminPolicy.php
    class AdminPolicy
    {
    public function managePages($user)
    {
    return $user->hasRole(['Administrator', 'Content Editor']);
    }
    }

    // app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
    public function boot( \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\GateContract $gate)
    {
    foreach (get_class_methods(new \App\Policies\AdminPolicy) as $method) {
    $gate->define($method, \App\Policies\AdminPolicy::class . "@{$method}");
    }
    $this->registerPolicies($gate);
    }

    $this->authorize('managePages'); // in Controllers
    @can('managePages') // in Blade
    $user->can('managePages'); // via Eloquent
    ```

    ### 48. Efficient File Transfers with Streams
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    ### 14. Appending Mutated Properties

    ```PHP
    // TODO
    function getFullNameAttribute()
    {
    return $this->first_name . ' ' . $this->last_name;
    }

    class User extends Model
    {
    protected $appends = ['full_name'];
    }
    ```

    ### 15. Filter only rows with child rows
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    ### 13. Lists with Mutations

    ```PHP
    // TODO
    $employees = Employee::where('branch_id', 9)->lists('name', 'id');
    return view('customers.create', compact('employees'));

    {!! Form::select('employee_id', $employees, '') !!}


    public function getFullNameAttribute()
    {
    return $this->name . ' ' . $this->surname;
    }

    [2015-07-19 21:47:19] local.ERROR: exception 'PDOException'...Column not found:...'full_name'

    $employees = Employee::where('branch_id', 9)->get()->lists('full_name', 'id');
    ```

    ### 14. Appending Mutated Properties
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    ### 39. Customize the Default Error Page

    ```PHP
    // TODO
    <?php namespace App\Exceptions;

    use Exception;
    use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
    use Symfony\Component\Debug\ExceptionHandler as SymfonyDisplayer;

    class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
    {
    protected function convertExceptionToResponse(Exception $e)
    {
    $debug = config('app.debug', false);

    return $debug
    ? (new SymfonyDisplayer($debug))->createResponse($e)
    : response()->view('errors.default', ['exception' => $e], 500);
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 40. Conditional Service Providers
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    ## Blade

    ### 17.
    ### 17. Dynamic With

    ```PHP
    // eloquent
    Post::whereSlug('slug')->get();

    // instead of
    View::make('posts.index')->with('posts', $posts);

    // do this
    View::make('posts.index')->withPosts($posts);
    ```

    ### 18.
    ### 18. First/Last Array Element

    ```PHP
    // hide all but the first item
    @foreach ($menu as $item)
    <div @if ($item != reset($menu)) class="hidden" @endif>
    <h2>{{ $item->title }}</h2>
    </div>
    @endforeach

    // apply CSS to last item only
    @foreach ($menu as $item)
    <div @if ($item == end($menu)) class="no_margin" @endif>
    <h2>{{ $item->title }}</h2>
    </div>
    @endforeach
    ```

    ## Collections
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    ### 31. Nested Route Groups

    ```PHP
    Route::group(['prefix'=> => 'account', 'as' => 'account.'], function()
    {
    Route::get('login', ['as' => 'login', 'uses' => AccountController::Class.'@getLogin']);
    });

    <a href="{{ route('account.login') }}">Login</a>
    ```

    ### 32.
    ### 32. Catch-all View Route

    ```PHP

    // app/Http/routes.php
    Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function()
    {
    Route::get('{view}', function($view)
    {
    try {
    return view($view);
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
    abort(404);
    }
    })->where('view', '.*');
    });
    ```

    ### 33.
    ### 33. Internal Dispatch

    ```PHP
    // api controller
    public funciton show(Car $car)
    {
    if (Input::has('fields')) {
    // do something
    }
    }

    // internal request to api - fields are lost
    $request = Request::create('/api/cars/' . $id . '?fields=id,color', 'GET');
    $response = json_decode(Route::dispatch($request)->getContent());

    // internal request to api - with fields
    $originalInput = Request::input();
    $request = Request::create('/api/cars' . $id . '?fields=id,color', 'GET');
    Request::replace($request->input());
    $response = json_decode(Route::dispatch($request)->getContent());
    Request::replace($originalInput);
    ```

    ### 34.
    ## Testing

    ### 34. Environmental Variables

    ```PHP
    // phpunit.xml
    <php
    <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing" />
    </php>

    // .env.test - add to .gitignore
    TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=blank

    // within createApplication() method of TestCase.php
    if (file_exists(dirname(__DIR__) . '/.env.test')) {
    Dotenv::load(dirname(__DIR__), '.env.test');
    }
    ```

    ### 35.
    ### 35. Run tests automatically

    ```PHP
    // gulpfile.js
    var elixir = require('laravel-elixir');

    mix.phpUnit();

    $ gulp tdd
    ```

    ### 36.
    ## Miscellaneous

    ### 36. Share Cookies Between Domains

    ```PHP
    // app/Http/Middleware/EncryptCookies.php
    protected $except = [
    'shared_cookie',
    ];

    Cookie::queue('shared_cookie', 'my_shared_value', 10080, null, '.example.com');
    ```

    ### 37.

    ```PHP
    ### 37. Easy Model & Migration Stubs

    ```bash
    $ artisan make:model Books -m
    ```

    ### 38.
    ### 38. Add Spark to an Existing Project

    ```PHP
    Notes: Do not run `spark:install`, backup `/resources/views/home.blade.php` before running

    ```
    ```bash
    $ composer require genealabs/laravel-sparkinstaller --dev

    ### 39.
    $ php artisan spark:upgrade

    ```PHP
    $ php artisan vendor:publish --tag=spark-full
    ```

    ```PHP
    // config/app.php
    Laravel\Spark\Providers\SparkServiceProvider::class,
    GeneaLabs\LaravelSparkInstaller\Providers\LaravelSparkInstallerServiceProvider::class,
    ```

    ### 40.
    ### 39. Customize the Default Error Page

    ```PHP

    // TODO
    ```

    ### 41.
    ### 40. Conditional Service Providers

    ```PHP
    // app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
    public function register()
    {
    $this->app->bind(
    \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Registrar::class,
    \App\Services\Registrar::class
    );

    if ($this->app->environment('production')) {
    $this->app->register(\App\Providers\ProductionErrorHandlerServiceProvider::class);
    }
    else {
    $this->app->register(\App\Providers\VerboseErrorHandlerServiceProvider::class);
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 42.
    ### 41. Change a Column Name in Migration

    ```PHP
    $ composer require doctrine/dbal

    public function up()
    {
    Schema::table('users', function ($table)
    {
    $table->string('name', 50)->change();
    });
    }
    ```

    ### 43.
    ### 42. Checking if a View Exists

    ```PHP

    if (view()->exists("emails.{$template}")) {
    // ...sending an email to the customer
    }
    ```

    ### 44.
    ### 43. Extending the Application

    ```PHP
    // bootstrap/app.php
    // replace this:
    $app = new \Illuminate\Foundation\Application( realpath(__DIR__.'/../'));

    // with this:
    $app = new \Fantabulous\Application( realpath(__DIR__.'/../'));

    // and add
    <?php namespace Fantabulous;

    class Application extends \Illuminate\Foundation\Application
    {
    public function storagePath()
    {
    return $this->basePath.'/FantabulousStorage';
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 45.
    ### 44. Simple Caching Microservice

    ```PHP
    class fakeApiCaller
    {
    public function getResultsForPath($path)
    {
    return [
    'status' => 200,
    'body' => json_encode([
    'title' => "Results for path [$path]"
    ]),
    'headers' => [
    "Content-Type" => "application/json",
    ]
    ];
    }
    }

    $app->get('{path?}', function($path)
    {
    $result = Cache::remember($path, 60, function() use ($path)
    {
    return (new fakeApiCaller)->getResultsForPath($path);
    });

    return response($result['body'], $result['status'], array_only(
    $result['headers'], ['Content-Type', 'X-Pagination']
    ));
    })->where('path', '.*');
    ```

    ### 46.
    ### 45. Use Bleeding Edge Version

    ```PHP
    $ composer create-project laravel/laravel your-project-name dev-develop

    // composer.json
    {
    "require": {
    "php": ">=5.5.9",
    "laravel/framework": "5.2.*"
    },
    "minimum-stability": "dev"
    }
    ```

    ### 47.
    ### 46. Capture Queries

    ```PHP
    Event::listen('illuminate.query', function($query)
    {
    var_dump($query);
    });

    \DB::listen(function($query, $bindings, $time)
    {
    var_dump( $query, $bindings, $time);

    });
    ```

    ### 48.
    ### 47. Authorization Without Models

    ```PHP

    // TODO
    ```

    ### 49.
    ### 48. Efficient File Transfers with Streams

    ```PHP
    $disk = Storage::disk('s3');
    $disk->put($targetFile, file_get_contents($sourceFile));

    $disk = Storage::disk('s3');
    $disk->put($targetFile, fopen($sourceFile, 'r+'));

    $disk = Storage::disk('s3');
    $stream = $disk->getDriver()->readStream($sourceFileOnS3);
    file_put_contents($targetFile, stream_get_contents($stream), FILE_APPEND);

    $stream = Storage::disk('s3')->getDriver()->readStream($sourceFile);
    Storage::disk('sftp')->put($targetFile, $stream);
    ```

    ### 50.
    ### 49. Avoid Overflowing Log Files

    ```PHP
    $schedule->call(function()
    {
    Storage::delete($logfile);
    })->weekly();
    ```

    ### 50. Pipeline

    ```PHP
    $result = (new \Illuminate\Pipeline\Pipeline($container))
    ->send($something)
    ->through('ClassOne', 'ClassTwo', 'ClassThree')
    ->then(function ($something)
    {
    return 'foo';
    });
    ```
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    ```

    ### 19.
    ## Collections

    ### 19. Arrays as Collections

    ```PHP
    $devs = [
    ['name' => 'Anouar Abdessalam', 'email' => '[email protected]'],
    ['name' => 'Bilal Ararou', 'email' => '[email protected]'],
    ];

    $devs = new \Illuminate\Support\Collection($devs);
    ```

    ### 20.
    ### 20. Collection Filters

    Keeps the item only if the closure returns `true`

    ```PHP
    $customers = Customer::all();

    $us_customers = $customers->filter(function($customer)
    {
    return $customer->country == 'United States';
    });
    ```

    ### 21.
    ### 21. find()

    ```PHP
    // returns a single row as a collection
    $collection = Person::find([1]);

    // returns multiple rows as a collection
    $collection = Person::find([1, 2, 3]);
    ```

    ### 22.
    ### 22. where()

    ```PHP
    $collection = Person::all();

    $programmers = $collection->where('type', 'programmer');
    ```

    ### 23.
    ### 23. implode()

    ```PHP
    $collection = Person::all();

    $names = $collection->implode('first_name', ',');
    ```

    ### 24.
    ### 24. where() & list()

    ```PHP
    // returns a collection of first names
    $collection = Person::all()->where('type', 'engineer')->lists('first_name');

    // returns all meta records for user 1
    $collection = WP_Meta::whereUserId(1)->get();

    // returns first name meta values
    $first_name = $collection->where('meta_key', 'first_name')->lists('value')[0];
    ```

    ### 25.
    ### 25. Order belongsToMany by Pivot Table value

    ```PHP
    class Link extends Model
    {
    public function users()
    {
    return $this->belongsToMany('Phpleaks\User')->withTimestamps();
    }
    }

    @if ($link->users->count() > 0)
    <strong>Recently Favorited By</strong>
    @foreach ($link->users()->orderBy('link_user.created_at', 'desc')->take(15)->get() as $user)
    ...
    @endforeach
    @endif
    ```

    ### 26.
    ### 26. Sorting with closures

    ```PHP

    $sorted = $collection->sortBy(function($product, $key)
    {
    return array_search($product['name'], [1=>'Bookcase', 2=>'Desk', 3=>'Chair']);
    });
    ```

    ### 27.
    ### 27. Keying arrays

    ```PHP
    Defines the 'key' for an array-as-collection (for use with e.g. `->contains`)

    ```PHP
    $library = $books->keyBy('title');
    ```

    ### 28.
    ### 28. Grouped Collections

    ```PHP
    $collection = Person::all();

    $grouped = $collection->groupBy('type');
    ```

    ### 29.
    ### 29. Collection Unions

    ```PHP
    // the point is to actually combine results from different models
    $collection = new Collection;

    $all = $collection->merge($programmers)->merge($critics)->merge($engineers);
    ```

    ### 30.
    ### 30. Collection Lookaheads

    ```PHP
    $collection = collect([1=>11, 5=>13, 12=>14, 21=>15])->getCachingIterator();

    foreach ($collection as $key=>$value)
    {
    dump ($collection->current() . ':' . $collection->getInnerIterator()->current());
    }
    ```

    ### 31.
    ## Routing

    ### 31. Nested Route Groups

    ```PHP

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    # Reference

    1. https://speakerdeck.com/willroth/50-laravel-tricks-in-50-minutes
    2. https://www.reddit.com/r/laravel/comments/3to60i/50_laravel_tricks/

    ## ELOQUENT

    ### 1. Automatic Model Validation
    @@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ class Post extends Eloquent

    ### 2. Prevent updating

    ```
    ```PHP
    class Post extends Eloquent
    {
    protected static function boot()
    @@ -48,7 +53,7 @@ class Post extends Eloquent

    ### 3. Conditional Relationships

    ```
    ```PHP
    class myModel extends Model
    {
    public function category()
    @@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ class myModel extends Model

    ### 4. Expressive "Where" Syntax

    ```
    ```PHP
    $products = Product::where('category', '=', 3)->get();

    $products = Product::where('category', 3)->get();
    @@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ $products = Product::whereCategory(3)->get();

    ### 5. Query Builder: Having Raw

    ```
    ```PHP
    SELECT *, COUNT(*) FROM products GROUP BY category_id HAVING count(*) > 1;

    DB::table('products')
    @@ -83,7 +88,7 @@ DB::table('products')

    ### 6. Simple Date Filtering

    ```
    ```PHP
    $q->whereDate('created_at', date('Y-m-d'));

    $q->whereDay('created_at', date('d'));
    @@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ $q->whereYear('created_at', date('Y'));

    ### 7. Save Options

    ```
    ```PHP
    // src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
    public function save(array $options = [])

    @@ -115,19 +120,19 @@ $product->save(['timestamps'=>false]);

    ### 8. Multilanguage Support

    ```
    ```PHP
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 9. Retrieve Random Rows

    ```
    ```PHP
    $questions = Question::orderByRaw('RAND()')->take(10)->get();
    ```

    ### 10. UUID Model Primary Key

    ```
    ```PHP
    use Ramsey\Uuid\Uuid;

    trait UUIDModel
    @@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ trait UUIDModel

    ### 11. Ordered Relationships

    ```
    ```PHP
    class Category extends Model
    {
    public function products()
    @@ -169,7 +174,7 @@ class Category extends Model

    ### 12. Simple Incrementing & Decrementing

    ```
    ```PHP
    $customer = Customer::find($customer_id);
    $loyalty_points = $customer->loyalty_points + 50;
    $customer->update(['loyalty_points' => $loyalty_points]);
    @@ -183,19 +188,19 @@ Customer::find($customer_id)->decrement('loyalty_points', 50);

    ### 13. Lists with Mutations

    ```
    ```PHP
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 14. Appending Mutated Properties

    ```
    ```PHP
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 15. Filter only rows with child rows

    ```
    ```PHP
    class Category extends Model
    {
    public function products()
    @@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ public function getIndex()

    ### 16. Return relations on model save

    ```
    ```PHP
    public function store()
    {
    $post = new Post;
    @@ -228,4 +233,206 @@ public function store()

    ## Blade

    ### 17.
    ### 17.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 18.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 19.

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    ```

    ### 20.

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    ### 21.

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    ```

    ### 28.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 29.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 30.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 31.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 32.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 33.

    ```PHP

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    ### 34.

    ```PHP

    ```

    ### 35.

    ```PHP

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    ```PHP

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    ```

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    ```PHP

    ```

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    ### 48.

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    ### 49.

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    ```

    ### 50.

    ```PHP

    ```
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    ### 1. Automatic Model Validation

    ```
    ```PHP
    class Post extends Eloquent
    {
    public staic $autoValidates = true;
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    ## ELOQUENT

    ### 1. Automatic Model Validation

    ```
    class Post extends Eloquent
    {
    public staic $autoValidates = true;
    protected static $rules = [];
    protected static function boot()
    {
    parent::boot();
    // or static::creating, or static::updating
    static::saving(function($model)
    {
    if ($model::$autoValidates) {
    return $model->validate();
    }
    });
    }
    public function validate()
    {
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 2. Prevent updating

    ```
    class Post extends Eloquent
    {
    protected static function boot()
    {
    parent::boot();
    static::updating(function($model)
    {
    return false;
    });
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 3. Conditional Relationships

    ```
    class myModel extends Model
    {
    public function category()
    {
    return $this->belongsTo('myCategoryModel', 'categories_id')
    ->where('users_id', Auth::user()->id);
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 4. Expressive "Where" Syntax

    ```
    $products = Product::where('category', '=', 3)->get();
    $products = Product::where('category', 3)->get();
    $products = Product::whereCategory(3)->get();
    ```

    ### 5. Query Builder: Having Raw

    ```
    SELECT *, COUNT(*) FROM products GROUP BY category_id HAVING count(*) > 1;
    DB::table('products')
    ->select('*', DB::raw('COUNT(*) as products_count'))
    ->groupBy('category_id')
    ->having('products_count', '>', 1)
    ->get();
    ```

    ### 6. Simple Date Filtering

    ```
    $q->whereDate('created_at', date('Y-m-d'));
    $q->whereDay('created_at', date('d'));
    $q->whereMonth('created_at', date('m'));
    $q->whereYear('created_at', date('Y'));
    ```

    ### 7. Save Options

    ```
    // src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
    public function save(array $options = [])
    // src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
    protected function performUpdate(Builder $query, array $options=[])
    {
    if ($this->timestamps && array_get($options, 'timestamps', true))
    {
    $this->updateTimestamps();
    }
    }
    $product = Product::find($id);
    $product->updated_at = '2015-01-01 00:00:00';
    $product->save(['timestamps'=>false]);
    ```

    ### 8. Multilanguage Support

    ```
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 9. Retrieve Random Rows

    ```
    $questions = Question::orderByRaw('RAND()')->take(10)->get();
    ```

    ### 10. UUID Model Primary Key

    ```
    use Ramsey\Uuid\Uuid;
    trait UUIDModel
    {
    public $incrementing = false;
    protected static function boot()
    {
    parent::boot();
    static::creating(function ($model)
    {
    $key = $model->getKeyName();
    if (empty($model->{$key})) {
    $model->{$key} = (string) $model->generateNewId();
    }
    });
    }
    public function generateNewUuid()
    {
    return Uuid::uuid4();
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 11. Ordered Relationships

    ```
    class Category extends Model
    {
    public function products()
    {
    return $this->hasMany('App\Product')->orderBy('name');
    }
    }
    ```

    ### 12. Simple Incrementing & Decrementing

    ```
    $customer = Customer::find($customer_id);
    $loyalty_points = $customer->loyalty_points + 50;
    $customer->update(['loyalty_points' => $loyalty_points]);
    // adds one loyalty point
    Customer::find($customer_id)->increment('loyalty_points', 50);
    // subtracts one loyalty point
    Customer::find($customer_id)->decrement('loyalty_points', 50);
    ```

    ### 13. Lists with Mutations

    ```
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 14. Appending Mutated Properties

    ```
    // TODO
    ```

    ### 15. Filter only rows with child rows

    ```
    class Category extends Model
    {
    public function products()
    {
    return $this->hasMany('App\Product');
    }
    }
    public function getIndex()
    {
    $categories = Category::with('products')->has('products')->get();
    return view('categories.index', compact('categories'));
    }
    ```

    ### 16. Return relations on model save

    ```
    public function store()
    {
    $post = new Post;
    $post->fill(Input::all());
    $post->user_id = Auth::user()->user_id;
    $post->user;
    return $post->save();
    }
    ```

    ## Blade

    ### 17.