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Mock PHP Classes in Tests With the Double Library
Double is a PHP mocking library from Jason McCreary with one API for mocks, spies, and partials, plus failure messages that show the actual call log.
Laravel artisan dev: Run Server, Queue, Logs, and Vite
Laravel 13.16 added php artisan dev to run your server, queue worker, logs, and Vite together, with the process list configured in PHP instead of composer.json.
Laravel Discount: Coupon Codes, Usage Limits, and Stacking
Laravel Discount adds percentage and fixed coupons, expiry windows, per-user usage limits, and stacking rules to Laravel apps, with Laravel Cart support.
Laravel Truss: Live Interactive Database ER Diagrams
Laravel Truss renders your database schema as a live, zoomable ER diagram inside your application.
Saga Lara Flow: Durable Workflows and Compensating Transactions on Laravel Queues
Saga Lara Flow is a Laravel package by Andriy Karpishyn that runs long-lived business processes as replayable PHP methods, with automatic rollback when a step fails.
Major performance improvements & security patches for Filament v4.12 and v5.7!
A few weeks ago, the Filament team asked for your help testing a beta release for v4 and v5 that was intended to have a massive improvement in performance for complex Filament applications. Well, you all delivered, and thanks to your help, as of versions v4.12.6 and v5.7.6, Filament has released these improvements onto their stable release channels for everyone to use!
Extract an Image's Dominant Color in Laravel
Laravel 13.24 can extract an image's dominant color as a hex string. Use it for placeholder backgrounds, letterbox fills, and readable overlay text.
Reject Unexpected Array Keys with Laravel Validation
Laravel 13.24 adds an array_keys validation rule that rejects arrays containing keys you did not allow, with a message naming the offending keys.
Validate and Convert HEIC Images in Laravel
Laravel 13.24 accepts HEIC and AVIF uploads in the image API and validation rules. Here's how to take iPhone photos and serve them as WebP or AVIF.