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laravel

v1.0.1

Build robust Laravel apps avoiding Eloquent traps, queue failures, and auth pitfalls.

Sourced from ClawHub, Authored by Iván

Installation

Please help me install the skill `laravel` from SkillHub official store. npx skills add ivangdavila/laravel

Quick Reference

Topic File
N+1 queries, eager loading, accessors, observers eloquent.md
Validation, middleware order, dependency injection controllers.md
Job serialization, retries, failed jobs queues.md
Guards, policies, gates, Sanctum tokens auth.md
XSS escaping, components, slots blade.md
Commands, scheduling, tinker artisan.md

Critical Rules

  • Eager load relationships — with('posts') not lazy ->posts in loop (N+1)
  • preventLazyLoading() in dev AppServiceProvider — crashes on N+1, catches early
  • env() only in config files — returns null after config:cache
  • $fillable whitelist fields — $guarded = [] allows mass assignment attacks
  • find() returns null — use findOrFail() to avoid null checks
  • Job properties serialize models as ID — re-fetched on process, may be stale/deleted
  • route:cache requires controller routes — closures break cached routes
  • DB::transaction() doesn't catch exit/timeout — only exceptions roll back
  • RefreshDatabase uses transactions — faster than DatabaseMigrations
  • {!! $html !!} skips escaping — XSS vector, use {{ }} by default
  • Middleware order matters — earlier middleware wraps later execution
  • required validation passes empty string — use required|filled for content
  • firstOrCreate persists immediately — firstOrNew returns unsaved model
  • Route model binding uses id — override getRouteKeyName() for slug