Rector Rules for Laravel

See available Laravel rules

Install

This package is a Rector extension developed by the Laravel community.

Rules for additional first party packages are included as well e.g. Cashier and Livewire.

Install as a dev dependency:

composer require --dev driftingly/rector-laravel

Automate Laravel Upgrades

To add a set to your config, use RectorLaravel\Set\LaravelLevelSetList and pick the constant that matches your target version. Sets for higher versions include sets for lower versions.

<?php declare(strict_types=1);

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use RectorLaravel\Set\LaravelLevelSetList;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withSets([
        LaravelLevelSetList::UP_TO_LARAVEL_110,
    ]);

The sets in RectorLaravel\Set\LaravelSetList only contain changes related to a specific version upgrade. For example, the rules in LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_110 apply when upgrading from Laravel 10 to Laravel 11.

Additional Sets

To improve different aspects of your code, use the sets in RectorLaravel\Set\LaravelSetList.

<?php declare(strict_types=1);

use Rector\Config\RectorConfig;
use RectorLaravel\Set\LaravelSetList;

return RectorConfig::configure()
    ->withSets([
        LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_CODE_QUALITY,
        LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_COLLECTION,
        ...
    ]);

Set	Purpose
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_ARRAYACCESS_TO_METHOD_CALL	Converts uses of things like $app['config'] to $app->make('config').
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_ARRAY_STR_FUNCTION_TO_STATIC_CALL	Converts most string and array helpers into Str and Arr Facades' static calls. https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/facades#facades-vs-helper-functions
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_CODE_QUALITY	Replaces magical call on $this->app["something"] to standalone variable with PHPDocs.
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_COLLECTION	Improves the usage of Laravel Collections by using simpler, more efficient, or more readable methods.
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_CONTAINER_STRING_TO_FULLY_QUALIFIED_NAME	Changes the string or class const used for a service container make call. https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/container#the-make-method
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_ELOQUENT_MAGIC_METHOD_TO_QUERY_BUILDER	Transforms magic method calls on Eloquent Models into corresponding Query Builder method calls. https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/eloquent
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_FACADE_ALIASES_TO_FULL_NAMES	Replaces Facade aliases with full Facade names. https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/facades#facade-class-reference
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_IF_HELPERS	Replaces abort(), report(), throw statements inside conditions with abort_if(), report_if(), throw_if() function calls. https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/helpers#method-abort-if
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_LEGACY_FACTORIES_TO_CLASSES	Migrates Eloquent legacy model factories (with closures) into class based factories. https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/releases#model-factory-classes
LaravelSetList::LARAVEL_STATIC_TO_INJECTION	Replaces Laravel's Facades with Dependency Injection. https://tomasvotruba.com/blog/2019/03/04/how-to-turn-laravel-from-static-to-dependency-injection-in-one-day/ https://laravel.com/docs/11.x/facades#facades-vs-dependency-injection

Contributors

Thank you everyone who works so hard on improving this package:

• @TomasVotruba
• @peterfox
• @GeniJaho
• @driftingly
• All Contributors

A special thank you to Caneco for designing the logo!

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