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mantas-done/laravel-sparkles
============================

Helpers for Laravel

v1.0.1(8y ago)319PHP

Since Nov 25Pushed 8y ago3 watchersCompare

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Laravel Sparkles
----------------

[](#laravel-sparkles)

Laravel Sparkles is a collection of helpers that are often used in my Laravel project.

Instalation
-----------

[](#instalation)

```
composer require mantas-done/laravel-sparkles 1.*

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Get currently logged in user (the same as Auth::user())

```
user();
```

Current user IP address

```
ip();
```

#### delete()

[](#delete)

Delete all models in collection

```
delete($user->comments);

// equals to this
foreach ($user->comments as $comment) {
    $comment->delete();
}
```

Delete one model

```
delete($user->profilePicture);

// equals to
if ($user->profilePicture) {
    $user->profilePicture->delete();
}
```

#### forceDelete()

[](#forcedelete)

The same as delete(), but force deletes records (for soft deletes).

```
forceDelete($user->comments);

// equals to this
foreach ($user->comments as $comment) {
    $comment->forceDelete();
}
```

#### bustCache()

[](#bustcache)

Bust cache of files: CSS, images...
It adds md5 hash of a file.

```
echo bustCache('/css/app.css'); // /css/app.css?v=0c39e0bb074f164bc2e7e3e5854927c5
```

#### twoDigits()

[](#twodigits)

Display currency with two digits.

```
twoDigits(1.2);      // 1.20
twoDigits(1.234);    // 1.23
twoDigits(1, '$');   // $1.00
twoDigits(-1, '$');  // -$1.00
```

#### Cookies

[](#cookies)

Simplifies working with Laravel cookies. You can call those functions from anywhere in your code unlike Laravel cookie implementation.

```
cookieSet('name', 'value', 60);
cookieGet('name');
cookieForget('name');
```

#### paginate()

[](#paginate)

Paginates collection or array and returns default Laravel paginator.

```
$users_array = [[
    'email' => 'abc@abc.com',
    'name' => 'Abc',
], [
    'email' => 'bcd@bcd.com',
    'name' => 'Bcd',
]];

$users = paginate($users_array);

return view('users.index', compact('users');
```

#### validate()

[](#validate)

Controller request data validation

```
// use
UserController extends Controller
{
    public function store() {
        validate([
            'email' => 'required|email',
        ]);

        // save user
    }
}

// instead of
UserController extends Controller
{
    public function store(Request $request) {
        $request->validate([
            'email' => 'required|email',
        ]);

        // save user
    }
}
```

Function data validation

```
class Comment
{
    public static function saveComment($email, $comment) {
        validate([
            'email' => 'required|email',
            'comment' => 'required|string|between:1,256',
        ], compact('email', 'comment'));

        // save comment
    }
}
```

#### deleteAllDirectoryFilesExceptGitignore()

[](#deletealldirectoryfilesexceptgitignore)

When folder is created in /storag/app folder, usually it has .gitignore file added to it.
When migrating and seeding database in development, it is beneficial to delete all files from some folders.

```
deleteAllDirectoryFilesExceptGitignore('/storage/app/uploads');
```

#### faker()

[](#faker)

Get instance of a faker

```
echo faker()->email;
```

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

[](#contributing)

I decided to share my helpers when I saw that similar concepts got implemented in Laravel, like **artisan fresh** and **now()**.
I believe that other developers have their own gems hidden in their code. If you would like to share one of them, please create a pull request to **master** branch.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 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 ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

3091d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a27dcc57cd92e476d505f5ee315c84efd25fe98fe2d72a5dbd0f17b50b883e49?d=identicon)[mantas783](/maintainers/mantas783)

---

Top Contributors

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