Use Optional Unguarded Models
mainDisables Laravel's mass assignment protection globally (opt-in). This is useful in trusted or local environments where you want to skip defining
$fillable on every model.nunomaduro/essentials
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https://github.com/nunomaduro/essentialsA set of 'better defaults' for Laravel 11+ applications (PHP 8.3+) designed to enhance developer experience and stability. Features include strict Eloquent model behavior, CarbonImmutable dates, forced HTTPS, and production safety nets for Artisan commands. It provides utility commands like make:action for class generation, and essentials:pint and essentials:rector to publish opinionated configurations for Laravel Pint and Rector.
What's inside essentials
Use Safe Console
mainAdds a safety net in production environments by blocking potentially destructive Artisan commands, such asmigrate:fresh.Use Fake Sleep
mainConfigures the LaravelSleepFacade to be faked, preventing actual delays during test execution.Use Auto Eager Loading
mainAutomatically eager loads relationships that are defined in a model's$withproperty, reducing N+1 query issues without requiring manualwith()calls in every query.Use Strict Models
mainEnables strict Eloquent model behavior to prevent subtle bugs. When enabled:
- Accessing a missing attribute throws an error.
- Lazy loading is blocked unless explicitly allowed.
- Setting undefined attributes throws an error instead of failing silently.
Use Asset Prefetching
mainConfigures Laravel Vite to preload assets more aggressively, improving front-end load times and user experience.Use Immutable Dates
mainReplaces mutable date objects withCarbonImmutableacross your entire application to prevent unexpected date mutations and improve predictability.Use Prevent Stray Requests
mainConfigures the LaravelHttpFacade to prevent stray requests, ensuring that every HTTP call made during tests has been explicitly faked.Use Force HTTPS
mainEnsures all generated URLs usehttps://by default, securing application traffic.Install Essentials
mainInstall the Essentials package via Composer to provide better defaults for your Laravel applications, such as strict models, immutable dates, and more.
Requirements:
- PHP 8.3+
- Laravel 11+
Note: This package modifies default Laravel behavior. It is recommended for new projects or developers comfortable with these changes.
composer require nunomaduro/essentialsConfigure Essentials features
mainAll features in Essentials are optional and can be enabled or disabled via the
config/essentials.phpconfiguration file. To modify the settings, first publish the configuration file using thevendor:publishcommand.To disable a feature, set its corresponding class key to
falsein the configuration array.php artisan vendor:publish --tag=essentials-configConfigure Pint with `essentials:pint`
mainPublishes a specialized Laravel Pint configuration that enforces strict coding standards, including
declare_strict_types,final_class,ordered_class_elements, andstrict_comparison.php artisan essentials:pint {--force} {--backup}