🔥Did you know that you can write custom Collections in #Laravel?
You can define a collection to any of your models. It's a great way to organize your code and it also brings it closer to your domain.
Keep reading🧵
You can define a collection to any of your models. It's a great way to organize your code and it also brings it closer to your domain.
Keep reading🧵
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First, you need to define your own collection class.
You can define some very useful methods that you need often when you work with a collection of a given model.
In this example, I need a weighted average of the prices:
First, you need to define your own collection class.
You can define some very useful methods that you need often when you work with a collection of a given model.
In this example, I need a weighted average of the prices:
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After that, you need to override the newCollection() method of the model.
It tells Laravel that any time you query more than one model it needs to return a TransactionCollection:
After that, you need to override the newCollection() method of the model.
It tells Laravel that any time you query more than one model it needs to return a TransactionCollection:
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You can use it as a standard Collection 😎
You can use it as a standard Collection 😎
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Summary:
- It makes your models and controllers leaner
- It's very high level, and readable
- It brings your code closer to Domain-Driven Design
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Summary:
- It makes your models and controllers leaner
- It's very high level, and readable
- It brings your code closer to Domain-Driven Design
Thank you if you're still here! Please retweet the first tweet to spread the word.
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