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flostone/larahelpers
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Larahelpers
===========

[](#larahelpers)

Some custom helpers and functions for Laravel 5

\##Installation

Require the package in composer:

`composer require flo5581/larahelpers dev-master`

Register Service Provider in app.php:

`'Flo5581\Larahelpers\BladeExtensions'`

\##Features

\####Laravel functions and definitions:

`controller()` -> Similar to `Route::controller()`
`controllers()` -> Similar to `Route::controllers()`
`get_routes()` -> Register multiple GET routes in an array,
example: `get_routes(['/' => function(){return view('index');}, 'test' => 'TestController@index']);`

`post_routes()` -> Same as `get_routes()` but with POST requests instead
`group()` -> Similar to `Route::group()`
`input()` -> Similar to `Input::get()`, `Input::all()` (if no value is set)
`user()` -> Similar to `Auth::user()`
`login()` -> Similar to `Auth::login()` or `Auth::loginUsingId()` if a User Model or ID is given,
example: `login(['email' => $email, 'password' => $password])`, `login($user)`, `login(1)`

`logout()` -> Similar to `Auth::logout()`
`check()` -> Similar to `Auth::check()`

\####New functions and definitions:

`days_in_month($month, $year)` -> Calculates days in a month, accepts parameter 1: month (int), parameter 2: year (int)
`num_to_word($number)` -> Converts a number into words

\####Blade extensions:

`@use(path)` -> similar to phps use, example: `@use(App\Models\User)`
`@define(code)` -> define variables inside blade, example: `@define($i = 1)`
`@echo(string)` -> echo out stuff, example `@echo('hi')`
`@print(var)` -> print out stuff, example `@print($array)`
`@dd(var)` -> similar to `dd()`, example: `@dd($user)`
`@php, @endphp` -> basically open and close php tags, example: `@php echo 'hi'; @endphp`

###  Health Score

27

—

LowBetter than 46% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

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 ~140 days

Recently: every ~208 days

Total

7

Last Release

3213d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/63fd1957ec0fd3b62eb4a10e5799ddaa79fba822aaaf40c39c7d2ce872846c17?d=identicon)[FloStone](/maintainers/FloStone)

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