Laravel Quality

Laravel Quality

Testing, static analysis, and code quality enforcement.

Related guides:

• code-style.md - Laravel Pint configuration and coding style
• type-safety.md - Strict types and type hints
• Testing - Comprehensive testing guide

Quality Stack

# composer.json scripts
{
    "test": "pest",
    "analyse": "phpstan analyse",
    "format": "pint",
    "quality": [
        "@analyse",
        "@test"
    ]
}

All files must have declare(strict_types=1) at top. Run quality checks before every commit.

Architecture Tests (Pest)

Setup

tests/Pest.php

pest()->extend(Tests\TestCase::class)->in('Feature', 'Unit');

Core Architecture Tests

tests/Architecture/ActionsTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('actions are invokable')
    ->expect('App\Actions')
    ->toHaveMethod('__invoke');

arch('actions live in Actions namespace')
    ->expect('App\Actions')
    ->toBeClasses()
    ->toOnlyBeUsedIn('App\Actions', 'App\Http', 'App\Jobs', 'App\Listeners');

arch('actions do not use models directly')
    ->expect('App\Actions')
    ->not->toUse('Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model');

tests/Architecture/DataTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('data objects extend base Data class')
    ->expect('App\Data')
    ->toExtend('App\Data\Data')
    ->ignoring('App\Data\Data');

arch('data objects use constructor property promotion')
    ->expect('App\Data')
    ->toHaveConstructor();

tests/Architecture/StrictTypesTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('app files declare strict types')
    ->expect('App')
    ->toUseStrictTypes();

arch('test files declare strict types')
    ->expect('Tests')
    ->toUseStrictTypes();

tests/Architecture/ControllersTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('controllers do not use DB facade')
    ->expect('App\Http')
    ->not->toUse('Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB');

arch('controllers do not use models directly')
    ->expect('App\Http\Web\Controllers')
    ->not->toUse('App\Models');

tests/Architecture/NamingTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('actions end with Action suffix')
    ->expect('App\Actions')
    ->toHaveSuffix('Action');

arch('data objects end with Data suffix')
    ->expect('App\Data')
    ->toHaveSuffix('Data')
    ->ignoring('App\Data\Data', 'App\Data\Concerns');

arch('exceptions end with Exception suffix')
    ->expect('App\Exceptions')
    ->toHaveSuffix('Exception')
    ->ignoring('App\Exceptions\Concerns');

tests/Architecture/ModelsTest.php

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

arch('models use custom query builders')
    ->expect('App\Models')
    ->toHaveMethod('newEloquentBuilder');

arch('models do not use local scopes')
    ->expect('App\Models')
    ->not->toHaveMethod('scope*');

Static Analysis (PHPStan)

Installation

composer require phpstan/phpstan --dev
composer require phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules --dev
composer require larastan/larastan --dev

Configuration

phpstan.neon

includes:
    - vendor/larastan/larastan/extension.neon
    - vendor/phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules/rules.neon

parameters:
    level: 8
    paths:
        - app
        - tests
    excludePaths:
        - app/Providers/TelescopeServiceProvider.php
    checkMissingIterableValueType: true
    checkGenericClassInNonGenericObjectType: true
    reportUnmatchedIgnoredErrors: false

Run

./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse

Code Style (Laravel Pint)

Installation

composer require laravel/pint --dev

Configuration

pint.json

{
    "preset": "laravel",
    "rules": {
        "simplified_null_return": true,
        "no_unused_imports": true,
        "ordered_imports": {
            "sort_algorithm": "alpha"
        }
    }
}

Run

./vendor/bin/pint
./vendor/bin/pint --test  # Check only

Test Coverage

Enable Coverage (Pest)

phpunit.xml

<coverage>
    <report>
        <html outputDirectory="coverage"/>
        <text outputFile="php://stdout"/>
    </report>
</coverage>

Run with Coverage

./vendor/bin/pest --coverage
./vendor/bin/pest --coverage --min=80  # Enforce minimum

CI/CD Checks

GitHub Actions Example

.github/workflows/tests.yml

name: Tests

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Setup PHP
        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
        with:
          php-version: 8.4
          extensions: dom, curl, libxml, mbstring, zip, pcntl, pdo, sqlite, pdo_sqlite
          coverage: xdebug

      - name: Install Dependencies
        run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-interaction

      - name: Code Style
        run: ./vendor/bin/pint --test

      - name: Static Analysis
        run: ./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse

      - name: Run Tests
        run: ./vendor/bin/pest --coverage --min=80

Pre-commit Hooks

Installation

composer require brainmaestro/composer-git-hooks --dev

Configuration

composer.json

{
    "extra": {
        "hooks": {
            "pre-commit": [
                "./vendor/bin/pint",
                "./vendor/bin/phpstan analyse",
                "./vendor/bin/pest"
            ]
        }
    },
    "scripts": {
        "post-install-cmd": "vendor/bin/cghooks add --ignore-lock",
        "post-update-cmd": "vendor/bin/cghooks update"
    }
}

Quality Metrics

What to Track

• Test coverage - Aim for 80%+
• PHPStan level - Level 8 (max)
• Architecture test pass rate - 100%
• Code style violations - 0

Regular Reviews

• Weekly - Check test coverage trends
• Per PR - Run all quality checks
• Monthly - Review architecture compliance
• Release - Full quality audit

Common Issues to Watch

Anti-patterns

• Domain logic in controllers
• Using scopes instead of builders
• Missing strict types declaration
• Passing primitives instead of DTOs
• Jobs/Listeners with domain logic

Type Safety

• Missing return types
• Missing parameter types
• Missing property types
• Untyped arrays/collections

Testing

• Missing feature tests for endpoints
• Missing unit tests for actions
• Low coverage on critical paths
• Brittle tests (too many mocks)

Enforcement Strategy

1. Architecture tests - Automated checks
2. PR reviews - Manual verification
3. CI/CD gates - Block failing builds
4. Team standards - Document + training
5. Pair programming - Share knowledge