Laravel Prompting Patterns

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Database Operations

Generic

"Get all active users with their posts"

Laravel-Specific

"Query active users with eager-loaded posts using Eloquent:

php

User::where('active', true)
    ->with('posts')
    ->get();

Add a scope to User model:

scopeActive($query)

Relationships

"Set up a many-to-many relationship between Posts and Tags:

Create
```
post_tag
```
pivot table migration
Add
```
belongsToMany
```
in Post model
Add
```
belongsToMany
```
in Tag model
Use
```
attach()
```
,
```
detach()
```
,
```
sync()
```
for management"

Query Optimization

"Avoid N+1 on the posts index:

Eager load
```
author
```
and
```
category
```
relationships
Use
```
withCount('comments')
```
for comment totals
Add database indexes on
```
published_at
```
and
```
category_id
```
"

Validation

Generic

"Validate the user input"

Laravel-Specific

"Create UserStoreRequest with validation rules:

php

public function rules(): array
{
    return [
        'email' => ['required', 'email', 'unique:users,email'],
        'password' => ['required', 'min:12', Password::defaults()],
        'name' => ['required', 'string', 'max:255'],
    ];
}

Add custom error messages in

messages()

method"

Complex Validation

"Validate order creation:

Use
```
Rule::exists('products', 'id')
```
for product IDs
Validate nested items array:
```
items.*.quantity
```
must be integer, min 1
Use
```
Rule::requiredIf()
```
for conditional shipping address
Add custom rule for inventory check:
```
new HasSufficientStock
```
"

API Endpoints

Generic

"Create an API for products"

Laravel-Specific

"Create RESTful product API:

Resource controller:
```
ProductController
```
with apiResource routes
Use
```
ProductResource
```
for response transformation
Add
```
ProductCollection
```
for index endpoint with pagination
Protect with Sanctum middleware:
```
auth:sanctum
```
Return 201 on create, 204 on delete
Use
```
ProductStoreRequest
```
and
```
ProductUpdateRequest
```
for validation"

Pagination

"Paginate products API:

Use
```
Product::paginate(20)
```
in controller
Return with
```
ProductResource::collection($products)
```
Include meta:
```
total
```
,
```
per_page
```
,
```
current_page
```
,
```
last_page
```
Support
```
?page=2
```
query parameter"

Filtering

"Add filtering to products API:

Accept
```
?category=electronics&min_price=100
```
query params
Use
```
when()
```
for conditional queries
Extract to
```
ProductFilters
```
class for reusability
Document query params in API docs"

Background Processing

Generic

"Send email after user registers"

Laravel-Specific

"Dispatch SendWelcomeEmail job after registration:

php

SendWelcomeEmail::dispatch($user)
    ->onQueue('emails')
    ->delay(now()->addMinutes(5));

Implement
```
ShouldQueue
```
interface
Add
```
$tries = 3
```
and
```
$timeout = 30
```
Handle failure in
```
failed()
```
method
Tag job for Horizon:
```
$tags = ['user:'.$user->id]
```
"

Queue Configuration

"Configure queue for payment processing:

Use
```
redis
```
connection for payments queue
Set
```
queue:work --queue=payments,default
```
Add
```
retry_after
```
to 90 seconds in config
Monitor with Horizon dashboard"

Job Chaining

"Process order with job chain:

php

Bus::chain([
    new ValidateInventory($order),
    new ChargePayment($order),
    new SendConfirmation($order),
])->dispatch();

If any job fails, chain stops. Handle in

catch()

callback."

Referencing Documentation

Effective References

"Implement according to Laravel's Eloquent Relationships docs"

"Follow Laravel's Form Request Validation pattern"

"Use Laravel's API Resource pattern for response transformation"

"Configure queues per Laravel Queue docs"

Pattern Catalog

Models & Eloquent:

Relationships:
```
hasMany
```
,
```
belongsTo
```
,
```
belongsToMany
```
,
```
morphMany
```
Scopes:
```
scopeActive
```
,
```
scopePublished
```

Accessors/Mutators:

get{Attribute}Attribute

set{Attribute}Attribute

Casts:

protected $casts = ['published_at' => 'datetime']

Validation:

Form Requests:
```
UserStoreRequest
```
,
```
ProductUpdateRequest
```

Rules:

required

unique:table,column

exists:table,column

Custom Rules:

new Uppercase

Rule::in(['admin', 'user'])

API:

Resources:
```
UserResource
```
,
```
ProductCollection
```

Pagination:

paginate()

simplePaginate()

cursorPaginate()

Rate Limiting:
```
throttle:60,1
```
middleware

Jobs & Queues:

Jobs:
```
ShouldQueue
```
,
```
dispatch()
```
,
```
dispatchSync()
```
Chains:
```
Bus::chain()
```
,
```
Bus::batch()
```
Horizon: Tags, monitoring, failed job handling

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Laravel Prompting Patterns

Database Operations

Generic

Laravel-Specific

Relationships

Query Optimization

Validation

Generic

Laravel-Specific

Complex Validation

API Endpoints

Generic

Laravel-Specific

Pagination

Filtering

Background Processing

Generic

Laravel-Specific

Queue Configuration

Job Chaining

Referencing Documentation

Effective References

Pattern Catalog