Laravel News·2yAPI Platform for Laravel
API Platform simplifies the process of creating modern web APIs using Symfony or Laravel. It allows exposing Eloquent models as REST or GraphQL APIs, dynamically generating OpenAPI specifications, automatic CRUD operations, pagination, validation, and more. The platform also includes tools for securing routes, filtering, and integrating with Laravel's authorization system.
Laravel News·2yPrism is an AI Package for Laravel
Prism is a Laravel package designed to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into applications, providing a unified interface for working with popular AI providers like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Ollama. Key features include elegant provider integrations, a fluent text generation API, seamless tool integration, and flexible configuration options. Full installation instructions and source code are available on GitHub.
Laravel News·2yAlways Render API Exceptions as JSON in Laravel
Laravel 11 introduces a new method, `shouldRenderJsonWhen()`, to enforce JSON responses for API exceptions without needing custom middleware. This improvement ensures that exceptions during API requests are always rendered as JSON, enhancing the developer experience when testing API routes in web browsers.
Laravel News·2yA Zero-dependency SVG Chart Library for PHP
The maantje/charts package by Jamie Schouten is a zero-dependency PHP library for generating SVG charts. It offers a simple and intuitive API for creating various chart types including line, bar, stacked, and mixed charts. The package is lightweight, customizable, and outputs pure SVG, which can be embedded in PDFs. Detailed installation instructions and source code are available on GitHub.
Laravel News·2yThe Inertia 2.0 Beta is Coming Soon
Inertia 2.0 is set to launch its beta version soon, featuring a foundational rewrite of the request/routing layer to support asynchronous requests. Key new features include async requests, polling, whenVisible for async loading, infinite scrolling, prefetching pages, and deferred props. Stay tuned for the beta release announcement expected next week.
Laravel News·2yCreating a CLI Application With Laravel and Docker
Learn how to create a CLI application using Laravel and Docker. The guide provides steps to set up a project, scaffold a command to check stock prices using the Polygon.io API, and prepare the application to run via Docker. It also explains how to configure environment variables for API keys and leverage Docker's ENTRYPOINT instruction for running commands.
Laravel News·2yThe Inertia.js v2 Beta is Here
Inertia.js v2 beta has been released with major updates including support for asynchronous requests. Key features include non-blocking requests, server polling, lazy loading data on scroll, infinite scrolling, prefetching, deferred props, and encrypted browser history state. The documentation is still in progress, and users are encouraged to report bugs on GitHub.