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gulfaraz-arshad/laravel-arr-extended
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Extended Arr helpers for Laravel including Arr::after()

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Laravel Arr Extended
====================

[](#laravel-arr-extended)

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Extended Arr helpers for Laravel — filling the small gaps that Laravel's built-in `Arr` class doesn't cover.

Why This Package?
-----------------

[](#why-this-package)

Laravel's `Arr` class provides helpful methods like `Arr::first()` and `Arr::last()` — but there's no clean way to get the value *after* a given value in an array. This package fills that gap.

> I originally submitted this as a PR to the Laravel framework. Taylor decided to keep the framework minimal, so I released it as a standalone package instead.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1+
- Laravel 11.x or 12.x

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require gulfaraz-arshad/laravel-arr-extended
```

Available Methods
-----------------

[](#available-methods)

### `Arr::after()`

[](#arrafter)

Retrieves the value after a given value in an array.

```
use GulfarazArshad\LaravelArrExtended\Arr;

Arr::after(array $array, mixed $value, bool $wrap = false): mixed
```

#### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
// Returns the value after 'a'
Arr::after(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'a'); // 'b'

// Last element returns null by default
Arr::after(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'c'); // null

// Value not found returns null
Arr::after(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'z'); // null

// Empty array returns null
Arr::after([], 'a'); // null
```

#### With `wrap` Flag

[](#with-wrap-flag)

```
// Last element wraps to first
Arr::after(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'c', wrap: true); // 'a'

// Value not found with wrap returns first element
Arr::after(['a', 'b', 'c'], 'z', wrap: true); // 'a'
```

#### Associative Arrays

[](#associative-arrays)

```
// Works with associative arrays
Arr::after(['x' => 'a', 'y' => 'b'], 'a'); // 'b'
```

#### Type Safety

[](#type-safety)

```
// Strict comparison — no type juggling
Arr::after([1, 2, 3], '1'); // null (string !== integer)
Arr::after([1, 2, 3], 1);   // 2 ✅
```

Real World Examples
-------------------

[](#real-world-examples)

**Step wizard:**

```
$steps = ['personal', 'address', 'payment', 'confirm'];

$next = Arr::after($steps, 'payment'); // 'confirm'
$done = Arr::after($steps, 'confirm'); // null — wizard complete!
```

**Carousel navigation:**

```
$slides = ['home', 'about', 'contact'];

$next = Arr::after($slides, 'contact', wrap: true); // 'home'
```

**Round-robin load balancing:**

```
$servers = ['server1', 'server2', 'server3'];

$next = Arr::after($servers, 'server3', wrap: true); // 'server1'
```

**Day of week rotation:**

```
$days = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'];

$next = Arr::after($days, 'Sun', wrap: true); // 'Mon'
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
./vendor/bin/phpunit
```

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for other array helpers that are missing from Laravel, feel free to open an issue or submit a PR.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Gulfaraz Arshad](https://github.com/gulfaraz-arshad)
- [Original Laravel PR #60081](https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/60081)

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance86

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

73d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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