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spatie/laravel-tinker-tools
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Use short class names in an Artisan tinker session

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**The functionality of this package is built into Laravel 5.5 and above, only install this in older Laravel versions**

Use short class names in an Artisan Tinker session
==================================================

[](#use-short-class-names-in-an-artisan-tinker-session)

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When using Artisan's Tinker command it can be quite bothersome having to type the fully qualified classname to do something simple.

```
\App\Models\NewsItem::first();
```

This package contains a class that, when fully installed lets you use the short class names:

```
NewsItem::first();
```

Support us
----------

[](#support-us)

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

[](#installation)

First install the package via Composer:

```
composer require spatie/laravel-tinker-tools
```

Next, create a file named `.psysh.php` in the root of your Laravel app with this content:

```