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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. daikazu/misc-helpers ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) daikazu/misc-helpers ==================== Misc PHP and Laravel helper functions and Classes v1.3.0(2mo ago)01.2k↓50%MITPHPPHP ^8.3CI passing Since Oct 31Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/daikazu/misc-helpers)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/daikazu/misc-helpers)[ Docs](https://github.com/daikazu/misc-helpers)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/Daikazu)[ RSS](/packages/daikazu-misc-helpers/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (6)Dependencies (26)Versions (7)Used By (0) Misc PHP and Laravel helper functions and Classes ================================================= [](#misc-php-and-laravel-helper-functions-and-classes) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec7b19f0d648233469b4c8aad3fc8e22919808908a77529900b22c5e32634c95/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6461696b617a752f6d6973632d68656c706572732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/daikazu/misc-helpers)[![GitHub Tests Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c1a07121ed803b053884e56937a60eee2e3a69f78f25687ba39c0ab9a4eb62a7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6461696b617a752f6d6973632d68656c706572732f72756e2d74657374732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d7465737473267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/daikazu/misc-helpers/actions?query=workflow%3Arun-tests+branch%3Amain)[![GitHub Code Style Action Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/10fa95da5bb532d5bbdba5c2a800ca376499990ca56b1f9fbc10202ad92f0824/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f616374696f6e732f776f726b666c6f772f7374617475732f6461696b617a752f6d6973632d68656c706572732f6669782d7068702d636f64652d7374796c652d6973737565732e796d6c3f6272616e63683d6d61696e266c6162656c3d636f64652532307374796c65267374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/daikazu/misc-helpers/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Fix+PHP+code+style+issues%22+branch%3Amain)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5332a3d93608fffe37e807b0678cd7e420828481465ece8f0e01219a17f21aa7/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6461696b617a752f6d6973632d68656c706572732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/daikazu/misc-helpers) This package provides a collection of helper functions and classes for PHP and Laravel. Installation ------------ [](#installation) You can install the package via composer: ``` composer require daikazu/misc-helpers ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Helper Functions [](#helper-functions) #### format\_business\_hours [](#format_business_hours) Formats business hours into a human-readable string. ``` $hours = [ 'monday' => ['open' => '09:00', 'close' => '17:00'], 'tuesday' => ['open' => '09:00', 'close' => '17:00'], 'wednesday' => ['open' => '09:00', 'close' => '17:00'] ]; $formatted = format_business_hours($hours, 'America/New_York'); echo $formatted; // Outputs: Monday - Wednesday 9am-5pm EDT ``` #### calculate\_read\_time [](#calculate_read_time) Calculates the estimated read time for a given HTML content. ``` $content = 'This is a very short text.'; $readTime = calculate_read_time($content); echo $readTime; // Outputs: 1 ``` #### is\_blade\_section\_empty [](#is_blade_section_empty) Checks if a Blade section is empty. ``` @section('test') Section is empty @endsection ``` ``` $isEmpty = is_blade_section_empty('test'); var_dump($isEmpty); // Outputs: bool(false) ``` #### generate\_initials [](#generate_initials) Generates initials from a given name. ``` $name = 'John Doe'; $initials = generate_initials($name); echo $initials; // Outputs: JD ``` #### clean\_string [](#clean_string) Cleans a string by removing extra whitespace and optionally converting it to lowercase. ``` $string = ' Hello World '; $cleaned = clean_string($string); echo $cleaned; // Outputs: Hello World ``` Artisan Commands ---------------- [](#artisan-commands) PruneLogFilesCommand -------------------- [](#prunelogfilescommand) The `PruneLogFilesCommand` is a custom Artisan command used to prune old log files from the storage directory. ### Usage [](#usage-1) To run the command, use the following Artisan command: ``` php artisan log:prune ``` ### Options [](#options) - `--days[=DAYS]`: The number of days to retain log files. Files older than this will be deleted. Default is 30 days. ### Example [](#example) To prune log files older than 15 days, run: ``` php artisan log:prune --days=15 ``` Utility Classes --------------- [](#utility-classes) ### PhpArrayFormatter [](#phparrayformatter) The PhpArrayFormatter class provides functionality to format PHP arrays into a readable string representation. \####Usage To use the PhpArrayFormatter, you can create an instance of the class and call the format method with the array you want to format. ``` use App\Utilities\PhpArrayFormatter; $array = [ 'name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'john.doe@example.com', 'roles' => ['admin', 'user'] ]; $formatter = new PhpArrayFormatter(); $formattedArray = $formatter->format($array); echo $formattedArray; // Outputs: // [ // 'name' => 'John Doe', // 'email' => 'john.doe@example.com', // 'roles' => [ // 'admin', // 'user' // ] // ] ``` Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` composer test ``` Changelog --------- [](#changelog) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------ [](#security-vulnerabilities) Please review [our security policy](../../security/policy) on how to report security vulnerabilities. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Mike Wall](https://github.com/daikazu) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information. ### Health Score 46 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance88 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity18 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity58 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~100 days Recently: every ~125 days Total 6 Last Release 61d ago PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP ^8.2 v1.2.0PHP ^8.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4039367?v=4)[Mike Wall](/maintainers/daikazu)[@daikazu](https://github.com/daikazu) --- Top Contributors [![daikazu](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4039367?v=4)](https://github.com/daikazu "daikazu (21 commits)") --- Tags laraveldaikazumisc-helpers ### Code Quality TestsPest Static AnalysisPHPStan, Rector Code StyleLaravel Pint ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/daikazu-misc-helpers/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/daikazu-misc-helpers/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/daikazu-misc-helpers) ``` ### Alternatives [spatie/laravel-livewire-wizard Build wizards using Livewire 4061.0M4](/packages/spatie-laravel-livewire-wizard)[nativephp/mobile NativePHP for Mobile 82724.0k43](/packages/nativephp-mobile)[tonysm/importmap-laravel Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Laravel without transpiling or bundling. 148399.8k1](/packages/tonysm-importmap-laravel)[laracraft-tech/laravel-useful-additions A collection of useful Laravel additions! 58109.4k](/packages/laracraft-tech-laravel-useful-additions)[hydrat/filament-table-layout-toggle Filament plugin adding a toggle button to tables, allowing user to switch between Grid and Table layouts. 6292.3k1](/packages/hydrat-filament-table-layout-toggle)[ralphjsmit/laravel-helpers A package containing handy helpers for your Laravel-application. 13704.6k2](/packages/ralphjsmit-laravel-helpers) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)