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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. curtissaunders/laravel-helpers ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) curtissaunders/laravel-helpers ============================== A series of helper functions for Laravel 5 v1.2.0(6y ago)6730↓100%1MITPHPPHP >=5.5.9 Since Jan 17Pushed 6y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/CurtisSaunders/laravel-helpers)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/curtissaunders/laravel-helpers)[ RSS](/packages/curtissaunders-laravel-helpers/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (3)Versions (17)Used By (0) Laravel Helpers =============== [](#laravel-helpers) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/73ff7f422e5353c47c1e295c666d752df32132e3f361b10718ae124a34ec4e5a/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6375727469737361756e646572732f6c61726176656c2d68656c706572732f76657273696f6e)](https://packagist.org/packages/curtissaunders/laravel-helpers)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/dcb0ee707b8bb86ffc0850e3d9e67f336e006e71478eece9b424e527cd5a1fa5/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6375727469737361756e646572732f6c61726176656c2d68656c706572732f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/curtissaunders/laravel-helpers)[![Latest Unstable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/17779a2753d658312b1efba65a68c19fe11248baebf65179b603f6184af26c19/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6375727469737361756e646572732f6c61726176656c2d68656c706572732f762f756e737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/curtissaunders/laravel-helpers)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b47654b7fe3733a833a072d1b8e5484ab22e882a9c2cce0916de56ce0b085f36/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6375727469737361756e646572732f6c61726176656c2d68656c706572732f6c6963656e73652e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/curtissaunders/laravel-helpers) Installation ============ [](#installation) This package requires PHP 5.6+, and includes a Laravel 5 Service Provider. To install through composer include the package in your `composer.json`. ``` "curtissaunders/laravel-helpers": "^1.0" ``` Run `composer install` or `composer update` to download the dependencies or you can run `composer require curtissaunders/laravel-helpers`. Laravel 5 Integration --------------------- [](#laravel-5-integration) To use the package with Laravel 5, add the Helper Service Provider to the list of service providers in `app/config/app.php`. ``` 'providers' => [ CurtisSaunders\LaravelHelpers\HelpersServiceProvider::class ]; ``` Available helpers ----------------- [](#available-helpers) - [**versioned\_asset**](#versionedAsset) will apply a cache busting query string to your assets. - [**concat**](#concat) will concatenate strings together - [**concat\_ws**](#concat_ws) will concatenate strings together with the separator being defined as the first argument - [**generate\_uuid**](#generate_uuid) will generate a valid RFC 4122 UUID - [**route\_is/routeIs**](#route_is) will check if the current route matches the route passed - [**query\_log\_to\_sql**](#query_log_to_sql) will allow you to log a database query to a variable and dump it out for easy debugging - [**combine\_query**](#combine_query) will combine a query with its bindings ### ***Example of versioned\_asset:*** [](#example-of-versioned_asset) `{{ versioned_asset('images/photo.png') }}` outputs: `http://mysite.com/images/photo.png?v=392104829` ### ***Example of concat:*** [](#example-of-concat) `{{ concat('John', 'Terry', 'Dave') }}` outputs: `John Terry Dave` ### ***Example of concat\_ws:*** [](#example-of-concat_ws) `{{ concat_ws(' - ', 'John', 'Terry', 'Dave') }}` outputs: `John - Terry - Dave` ***Example of generate\_uuid:*** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#example-of-generate_uuid) `{{ generate_uuid() }}` outputs: `e4eaaaf2-d142-11e1-b3e4-080027620cdd` When using the `generate_uuid` function, you are able to generate valid RFC 1, 3, 4 and 5 versions. In order to change the version, simply pass the version number you require as the first argument (defaults to 1). For example, to generate a version 4 Uuid, you can do the following: `{{ generate_uuid(4) }}` outputs: `25769c6c-d34d-4bfe-ba98-e0ee856f3e7a` For versions 3 and 5, you are also required to pass in a string as the second argument. This is hashed and used when generating the Uuid. For example: `{{ generate_uuid(3, 'php.net') }}` outputs: `11a38b9a-b3da-360f-9353-a5a725514269` ***Example of route\_is() or routeIs():*** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#example-of-route_is-or-routeis) *Examples shown in Laravel Blade* ``` @if(route_is('about.index')) // Do something @else // Do something else @endif ``` Alternatively ``` @if(routeIs('about.index')) // Do something @else // Do something else @endif ``` You can also check for specific parameters by passing them in an array as the second argument. For example, you may want to check that you're on a specific product category to apply an "active" class to a link. Consider the below when looping through category links: ``` @foreach($categories as $category) {{ $category->name }} @endforeach ``` The above would apply a class of "active" when you're on the corresponding page to that link. ***Example of query\_log\_to\_sql:*** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#example-of-query_log_to_sql) ``` // Enable laravel's query log DB::connection()->enableQueryLog(); ... // Do database transactions ... // Get all the queries ran since the query log was enabled $queryLog = DB::getQueryLog(); // Combine the query logs ran with their bindings into the sql that was ran $sqlQueries = query_log_to_sql($queryLog); // Returns an array of all the sql queries ran with their bindings in place, useful for quick debugging dd($sqlQueries); ``` ***Example of combine\_query:*** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [](#example-of-combine_query) ``` // Create a query using Eloquent $eloquentQuery = UserModel::where('email', '=', 'user.name@example.com'); // Combine the Eloquent query sql and bindings into a query you can run in mysql $sqlQuery = combine_query($eloquentQuery->toSql(), $eloquentQuery->getBindings()); ``` ### Health Score 33 — LowBetter than 75% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity20 Limited adoption so far Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity66 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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