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Laravel: A replacement for Http::assertSent() with better feedback on error

When writing PHPUnit tests for your Http clients in Laravel, you probably know about Http::fake() and Http::assertSent(). Here is an example of this: use Illuminate\Http\Client\Request; Http::fake([ 'hehe' => Http::response('hehehe'), 'hihi' => Http::response('hihihi'

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Type-safe pipe() in PHP: part 2

In a previous article I explained how Scala allows seamless function chaining via extension methods and pipe(), and then went on to replicate something """kind of""" similar in PHP: Creating a type-safe pipe() in PHPI am an absolute fan of pipeline-oriented programming. In this

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Adding PHPStan to a Laravel application

Install the dependency: composer require --dev larastan/larastan If you are using Laravel, make sure to install larastan. Laravel comes with a huge amount of magic that is not compatible with a static type system, but the larastan package covers most of that. It installs phpstan under the hood and

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Creating a type-safe pipe() in PHP

💡The code in this article is superseded by a new and improved version. For additional context I decided to leave up this article as well, but for the fixed code, check out part 2 instead.Type-safe pipe() in PHP: part 2In a previous article I explained how Scala allows seamless

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order process part 2: refining the domain model and building an anti-corruption layer

Last time, we created a testable implementation of a simple function, that takes an order, computes some values like net / gross totals and tax, and returns the result so we can print it. Here is part 1 if you're interested. As a refresher, here is what that program

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order process part 1: Increasing purity and testability

In this article I want to show you how to increase function purity, modularity and testability in inherently impure programs, based on a realistic code example. 🤠The following code snippets are not necessarily best practices. Each snippet is supposed to highlight one specific characteristic, without mixing in too many concepts

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Multiline Strings in PHP

A common task I face when programming is to store multi-line strings in a variable. This may be related to templating for views, emails or configuration files for third party systems, or just writing readable inputs for tests. The naive approach First I want to show you the naive approach: