Laravel Tooling

Laravel Tooling

Priority: P2 (MEDIUM)

Structure

project/
├── app/Console/        # Custom Artisan commands
├── resources/js/       # Frontend assets (Vite)
└── pint.json           # Code styling

Implementation Guidelines

Artisan Commands

• Customization: Use php artisan make:command SendNewsletters.
• Definitions: Define protected $signature = 'newsletters:send {--queue}'.
• Execution: Implement handle(): int. Commands are auto-discovered in app/Console/Commands/.
• Scheduling: Schedule in bootstrap/app.php (formerly Kernel).

Asset Management (Vite)

• Scaffolding: Run npm install and configure vite.config.js with the Laravel plugin.
• Blade Integration: Add the @vite directive (@vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'])) to your layout.
• Migration: Use Vite (not Mix) — replace mix() with vite() in Blade templates and remove laravel-mix.
• Workflow: Run npm run dev for local HMR and npm run build for production. No manual versioning needed.

Code Quality & Monitoring

• Pint Styling: Enforce standards with composer require laravel/pint --dev.
• Usage: Run ./vendor/bin/pint to apply the preset: 'laravel' configuration from pint.json.
• Queue Observability: Use composer require laravel/horizon. Run php artisan horizon:install and configure supervisors in config/horizon.php.
• Horizon Security: Set authentication gates in HorizonServiceProvider. Access via /horizon in browser.

Anti-Patterns

• No Laravel Mix: Migrate to Vite for faster HMR.
• No JS in Blade templates: Move scripts to resources/js.
• No manual DB edits: Use Artisan commands or migrations.
• No unstyled commits: Run ./vendor/bin/pint before merging.

References

• Artisan & Vite Patterns