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marick/laravel-strict
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Use Laravel's helpers with strict type checking
===============================================

[](#use-laravels-helpers-with-strict-type-checking)

Laravel offers some handy helpers out-of-the-box. But their return types can make it difficult to combine it with static code analysis like PHPStan:

```
echo strlen(config('app.name'));
```

> Parameter #1 $string of function strlen expects string, mixed given

This happens because the helper can theoretically return any type:

```
/**
 * Get / set the specified configuration value.
 *
 * If an array is passed as the key, we will assume you want to set an array of values.
 *
 * @param  array|string|null  $key
 * @param  mixed  $default
 * @return mixed|\Illuminate\Config\Repository
 */
function config($key = null, $default = null)
```

This package wraps Laravel's helpers and adds nice methods that always expect a clear return type. If the method has a different return type, an exception will automatically be thrown, making it strict.

```
use function Marick\LaravelStrict\config;

echo strlen(config('app.name')->string());
```

Or use the global helper:

```
echo strlen(strictConfig('app.name'));

# Or in class form...
Helper::config('app.name')->string();
```

###  Health Score

14

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LowBetter than 2% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity26

Early-stage or recently created project

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Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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### Community

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