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🔥 If you use both pest and PHPUnit, you can use both syntaxes in both types of tests
#PestPHP #PHP Tip
If you have a mixed codebase with Pest and PHPUnit tests you can use almost all of the pest magic in your PHPUnit tests. It just works.
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🔥 You can generate a series of dates in a given range right at the database level
⚡️ Database Tip
When doing statistical aggregations by time, you may have gaps in your data. You don't have to fill them manually with code! You can generate a series of dates from a start to end time and use these days to join to your statistical data with gaps.
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🔥 Pest allows calling dd() directly on the expect() chain
Pest tip: Use the dd method to dump the current expectation value and end the test suite. 🔦
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🔥 You can debounce a function using Alpine.debounce()
❓ Using Alpine.js and need to debounce a function?
❌ You don't need JavaScript libraries like lodash.
✅ Just use Alpine.debounce() which is also used internally for the x-on:input.debounce="" modifier.
Cc: @calebporzio
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🔥 You can clear all Laravel caches using `optimize:clear`
Just found out there's a single artisan command to clear out all Laravel caches, much less typing!
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🔥 Use the `ShouldBeEncrypted` interface on a job class to make Laravel encrypt the job's payload
🔥 #Laravel Job Encryption
Since Laravel v8.19.0, you can add the ShouldBeEncrypted interface to your job class. Laravel will encrypt the job's payload automatically.
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🔥 You can start testing Livewire components with basic tests that makes sure components render accurately
🔥 When you're testing your @LaravelLivewire components, one of the simplest tests you can add is a "can this component be mounted" test. This is one of the best ways to test your the mounting process in isolation and ensuring the component renders the view correctly.
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🔥 You can record all login & logout events
🔥 #Laravel Tip: If your app needs to record logins and logouts for security purposes (auditing), then you should definitely make use of the auth events, which allow you to easily listen for them.
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🔥 isset() accepts multiple arguments
It's a minor thing but the PHP isset function can accept multiple vars. https://www.instagram.com/p/CbctwMxgPv4/
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🔥 You can remove all falsy values from a Collection by calling filter() without any arguments
Laravel Collections tip. To remove all falsy values from the collection, simply call filter without any arguments ✨
