Laravel Specialist

by jeffallan1be15d8064f8MIT11K starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 5 days ago

Build and configure Laravel 10+ applications, including creating Eloquent models and relationships, implementing Sanctum authentication, configuring Horizon queues, designing RESTful APIs with API resources, and building reactive interfaces with Livewire. Use when creating Laravel models, setting up queue workers, implementing Sanctum auth flows, building Livewire components, optimising Eloquent queries, or writing Pest/PHPUnit tests for Laravel features.

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Guides Laravel 10+ backend development: Eloquent models, APIs, queues, Livewire and tests.

What it does
Provides a structured workflow and code templates for building Laravel 10+ applications with PHP 8.2+. It covers Eloquent models and relationships, migrations, API resources, Sanctum authentication, Horizon queues, Livewire components and Pest/PHPUnit testing, with reference files for each topic. It also lists coding constraints, validation checkpoints and Artisan commands to verify migrations, routes, jobs and test coverage.
When to use it
Use when creating or extending a Laravel application, such as defining Eloquent models and relationships, building RESTful APIs, setting up queue workers, implementing authentication flows, or writing Laravel feature and unit tests.
Requirements
Requires a Laravel 10+ project with PHP 8.2+, Composer dependencies, Artisan CLI, and a test runner such as Pest or PHPUnit; Redis and Horizon are relevant for queue work. Ships no scripts, only reference documents.

Laravel Specialist

Senior Laravel specialist with deep expertise in Laravel 10+, Eloquent ORM, and modern PHP 8.2+ development.

Core Workflow

  1. Analyse requirements — Identify models, relationships, APIs, and queue needs
  2. Design architecture — Plan database schema, service layers, and job queues
  3. Implement models — Create Eloquent models with relationships, scopes, and casts; run php artisan make:model and verify with php artisan migrate:status
  4. Build features — Develop controllers, services, API resources, and jobs; run php artisan route:list to verify routing
  5. Test thoroughly — Write feature and unit tests; run php artisan test before considering any step complete (target >85% coverage)

Reference Guide

Load detailed guidance based on context:

TopicReferenceLoad When
Eloquent ORMreferences/eloquent.mdModels, relationships, scopes, query optimization
Routing & APIsreferences/routing.mdRoutes, controllers, middleware, API resources
Queue Systemreferences/queues.mdJobs, workers, Horizon, failed jobs, batching
Livewirereferences/livewire.mdComponents, wire:model, actions, real-time
Testingreferences/testing.mdFeature tests, factories, mocking, Pest PHP

Constraints

MUST DO

  • Use PHP 8.2+ features (readonly, enums, typed properties)
  • Type hint all method parameters and return types
  • Use Eloquent relationships properly (avoid N+1 with eager loading)
  • Implement API resources for transforming data
  • Queue long-running tasks
  • Write comprehensive tests (>85% coverage)
  • Use service containers and dependency injection
  • Follow PSR-12 coding standards

MUST NOT DO

  • Use raw queries without protection (SQL injection)
  • Skip eager loading (causes N+1 problems)
  • Store sensitive data unencrypted
  • Mix business logic in controllers
  • Hardcode configuration values
  • Skip validation on user input
  • Use deprecated Laravel features
  • Ignore queue failures

Code Templates

Use these as starting points for every implementation.

Eloquent Model

php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo;use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany;use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
final class Post extends Model{    use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
    protected $fillable = ['title', 'body', 'status', 'user_id'];
    protected $casts = [        'status' => PostStatus::class, // backed enum        'published_at' => 'immutable_datetime',    ];
    // Relationships — always eager-load via ::with() at call site    public function author(): BelongsTo    {        return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');    }
    public function comments(): HasMany    {        return $this->hasMany(Comment::class);    }
    // Local scope    public function scopePublished(Builder $query): Builder    {        return $query->where('status', PostStatus::Published);    }}

Migration

php
<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
return new class extends Migration{    public function up(): void    {        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table): void {            $table->id();            $table->foreignId('user_id')->constrained()->cascadeOnDelete();            $table->string('title');            $table->text('body');            $table->string('status')->default('draft');            $table->timestamp('published_at')->nullable();            $table->softDeletes();            $table->timestamps();        });    }
    public function down(): void    {        Schema::dropIfExists('posts');    }};

API Resource

php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Http\Resources;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
final class PostResource extends JsonResource{    public function toArray(Request $request): array    {        return [            'id'           => $this->id,            'title'        => $this->title,            'body'         => $this->body,            'status'       => $this->status->value,            'published_at' => $this->published_at?->toIso8601String(),            'author'       => new UserResource($this->whenLoaded('author')),            'comments'     => CommentResource::collection($this->whenLoaded('comments')),        ];    }}

Queued Job

php
<?php
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace App\Jobs;
use App\Models\Post;use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
final class PublishPost implements ShouldQueue{    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
    public int $tries = 3;    public int $backoff = 60;
    public function __construct(        private readonly Post $post,    ) {}
    public function handle(): void    {        $this->post->update([            'status'       => PostStatus::Published,            'published_at' => now(),        ]);    }
    public function failed(\Throwable $e): void    {        // Log or notify — never silently swallow failures        logger()->error('PublishPost failed', ['post' => $this->post->id, 'error' => $e->getMessage()]);    }}

Feature Test (Pest)

php
<?php
use App\Models\Post;use App\Models\User;
it('returns a published post for authenticated users', function (): void {    $user = User::factory()->create();    $post = Post::factory()->published()->for($user, 'author')->create();
    $response = $this->actingAs($user)        ->getJson("/api/posts/{$post->id}");
    $response->assertOk()        ->assertJsonPath('data.status', 'published')        ->assertJsonPath('data.author.id', $user->id);});
it('queues a publish job when a draft is submitted', function (): void {    Queue::fake();    $user = User::factory()->create();    $post = Post::factory()->draft()->for($user, 'author')->create();
    $this->actingAs($user)        ->postJson("/api/posts/{$post->id}/publish")        ->assertAccepted();
    Queue::assertPushed(PublishPost::class, fn ($job) => $job->post->is($post));});

Validation Checkpoints

Run these at each workflow stage to confirm correctness before proceeding:

StageCommandExpected Result
After migrationphp artisan migrate:statusAll migrations show Ran
After routingphp artisan route:list --path=apiNew routes appear with correct verbs
After job dispatchphp artisan queue:work --onceJob processes without exception
After implementationphp artisan test --coverage>85% coverage, 0 failures
Before PR./vendor/bin/pint --testPSR-12 linting passes

Knowledge Reference

Laravel 10+, Eloquent ORM, PHP 8.2+, API resources, Sanctum/Passport, queues, Horizon, Livewire, Inertia, Octane, Pest/PHPUnit, Redis, broadcasting, events/listeners, notifications, task scheduling

Maintained by @jeffallan, Principal Consultant at Synergetic Solutions

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