Wayfinder Development

Wayfinder Development

When to Apply

Activate whenever referencing backend routes in frontend components:

• Importing from @/actions/ or @/routes/
• Calling Laravel routes from TypeScript/JavaScript
• Creating links or navigation to backend endpoints

Documentation

Use search-docs for detailed Wayfinder patterns and documentation.

Quick Reference

Generate Routes

Run after route changes if Vite plugin isn't installed:

php artisan wayfinder:generate --no-interaction

For form helpers, use --with-form flag:

php artisan wayfinder:generate --with-form --no-interaction

Import Patterns

// Named imports for tree-shaking (preferred)... import { show, store, update } from '@/actions/App/Http/Controllers/PostController'

// Named route imports... import { show as postShow } from '@/routes/post'

Common Methods

// Get route object... show(1) // { url: "/posts/1", method: "get" }

// Get URL string... show.url(1) // "/posts/1"

// Specific HTTP methods... show.get(1) store.post() update.patch(1) destroy.delete(1)

// Form attributes for HTML forms... store.form() // { action: "/posts", method: "post" }

// Query parameters... show(1, { query: { page: 1 } }) // "/posts/1?page=1"

Wayfinder + Inertia

Use Wayfinder with the <Form> component:

Verification

1. Run php artisan wayfinder:generate to regenerate routes if Vite plugin isn't installed
2. Check TypeScript imports resolve correctly
3. Verify route URLs match expected paths

Common Pitfalls

• Using default imports instead of named imports (breaks tree-shaking)
• Forgetting to regenerate after route changes
• Not using type-safe parameter objects for route model binding