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kirschbaum-development/laravel-route-file-macro
===============================================

Route macro that easily loads a route file without unnecessary method calls.

1.4(2mo ago)522.8k↓40.5%MITPHPPHP >=7.2.5

Since Jul 26Pushed 2mo ago14 watchersCompare

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Laravel Route File Macro
========================

[](#laravel-route-file-macro)

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This package allows you to load a routes file directly from the Laravel `Router`.

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

[](#requirements)

This package requires Laravel 5.7 or higher.

**Due to Laravel 7's PHP version requirement, if you need support for PHP 7.1, please use version 0.2 of the package.**

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

[](#installation)

You can install this macro via composer:

```
composer require kirschbaum-development/laravel-route-file-macro
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Single Item

[](#single-item)

`Route::file` accepts a single file path or `SplFileInfo` object and cannot be used with multiple paths or file objects.

```
Route::file(base_path('routes/admin/users.php'));

$files = File::files(__DIR__.'/routes');
Route::files($files[0]);
```

### Multiple Items

[](#multiple-items)

`Route::files` accepts an array of file paths or an array of `SplFileInfo` objects and cannot be used with a single path or file object.

```
Route::files([
    base_path('routes/admin/posts.php'),
    base_path('routes/admin/users.php')
]);

$files = File::files(__DIR__.'/routes');
Route::files($files);
```

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

[](#security)

If you discover any security related issues, please email  or  instead of using the issue tracker.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [David VanScott](https://github.com/dvanscott)
- [Justin Seliga](https://github.com/jrseliga)

Sponsorship
-----------

[](#sponsorship)

Development of this package is sponsored by Kirschbaum Development Group, a developer driven company focused on problem solving, team building, and community. Learn more [about us](https://kirschbaumdevelopment.com) or [join us](https://careers.kirschbaumdevelopment.com)!

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

51

—

FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance87

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity31

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 96.6% 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 ~269 days

Recently: every ~374 days

Total

10

Last Release

62d ago

Major Versions

0.4 → 1.02020-09-08

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1PHP >=7.1.3

0.3PHP >=7.2.5

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/5f56743d64d77958321d43b2df49e9696d19c9dd99995730c5c38ccae50408fa?d=identicon)[Kirschbaum](/maintainers/Kirschbaum)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6a683769667e8fe4ec012a7aaab07134bf722f4a96f625eb3e93f92cd555a925?d=identicon)[dvanscott](/maintainers/dvanscott)

---

Top Contributors

[![dvanscott](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/38760117?v=4)](https://github.com/dvanscott "dvanscott (57 commits)")[![jrseliga](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3277067?v=4)](https://github.com/jrseliga "jrseliga (2 commits)")

---

Tags

laravelmacrosroutinglaravelkirschbaum-developmentlaravel-routelaravel-route-file-macro

###  Code Quality

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