This package makes it even easier to write maintainable and expressive Artisan commands, with argument/option casting, validation and autoAsk. Also, it lets you define your arguments/options with simple properties and attributes for better ide support and static analysis. And all this with a single trait.
All the features:
| Support | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ✅ | Laravel Features | Supports everything laravel can do |
| ✅ | Attribute Syntax | Use PHP-Attributes to automatically define your inputs based on types |
| ✅ | Casting | Automatically cast your inputs to Enums, Models, Objects or anything you want |
| ✅ | Validation | Use the Laravel Validator to validate the inputs from the console |
| ✅ | Auto Ask | If the user provides an invalid value toolkit will ask again for a valid value without the need to run the command again |
| ✅ | Negatable Options | Options can be specified as opposites: --dry or --no-dry |
| ✅ | Option required Value | Options can have required values |
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You can install the package via composer:
composer require thettler/laravel-console-toolkit🗯️ Before you use this package you should already have an understanding of Artisan Commands. You can read about them here.
To use the Toolkit you simply need to add the UsesConsoleToolkit trait inside your command.
Then add the Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Attributes\ArtisanCommand to the class to specify the name and other
things like description, help, and so on.
The ArtisanCommand requires the name parameter to be set. This will be the name of the Command which you can use to
call it from the commandline.
<?php
namespace App\Console\Commands;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;
use Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Concerns\UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
public function handle()
{
}
}And call it like:
php artisan basicTraditional Syntax
<?php
namespace App\Console\Commands;
use Illuminate\Console\Command;
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic';
public function handle()
{
}
}Descriptions, Help and Hidden Commands
If you want to add a description, a help comment or mark the command as hidden, you can specify this on
the ArtisanCommand Attribute like this:
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
description: 'Some useful description.',
help: 'Some helpful text.',
hidden: true
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
...
}I like to use named arguments for a more readable look.
Traditional Syntax
...
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic';
protected $description = 'Some useful description.';
protected $help = 'Some helpful text.';
protected $hidden = true;
...
}The basic workflow to add an argument or option is always to add a property and decorate it with an Attribute.
#[Option] if you want an option and #[Argument] if you want an argument. The property will be hydrated with the
value from the command line, so you can use it like any normal property inside your handle() method.
More about that in the following sections. ⬇️
❗ The property will only be hydrated inside the
handle()method. Keep that in mind.
To define Arguments you create a property and add the Argument attribute to it. The property will be hydrated with the
value from the command line, so you can use it like any normal property inside your handle() method.
...
use \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Attributes\Argument;
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument]
protected string $myArgument;
public function handle() {
$this->line($this->myArgument);
}
}call it like:
php artisan basic myValue
# Output:
# myValueTraditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {myArgument}';
public function handle() {
$this->line($this->argument('myArgument'));
}
}You can also use arrays in arguments, simply typehint the property as array.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument]
protected array $myArray;
public function handle() {
$this->line(implode(', ', $this->myArray));
}
}Call it like:
php artisan basic Item1 Item2 Item3
# Output
# Item1, Item2, Item3 Traditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {myArgument*}';
public function handle() {
$this->line($this->argument('myArgument'));
}
}Of course, you can use optional arguments as well. To achieve this you simply make the property nullable.
ℹ️ This works with
arrayas well but the property won't be null but an empty array instead
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument]
protected ?string $myArgument;
...
}Traditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {myArgument?}';
...
}If your argument should have a default value, you can assign a value to the property which will be used as default value.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument]
protected string $myArgument = 'default';
...
}Traditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {myArgument=default}';
...
}You can set a description for arguments as parameter on the Argument Attribute.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument(
description: 'Argument Description'
)]
protected string $myArgument;
...
}Traditional Syntax
...
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {myArgument: Argument Description}';
...
}❗ ❗ If you have more than one argument the order inside the class will also be the order on the commandline
To use options in your commands you use the Options Attribute. If you have set a typehint of boolean it will be
false if the option was not set and true if it was set.
use \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Attributes\Option;
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Option]
protected bool $myOption;
public function handle() {
dump($this->myOption);
}
}Call it like:
php artisan basic --myOption
# Output
# truephp artisan basic
# Output
# falseTraditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {--myOption}';
public function handle() {
dump($this->option('myOption'));
}
}You can add a value to an option if you type hint the property with something different as bool. This will
automatically make it to an option with a value. If your typehint is not nullable the option will have a required value.
This means the option can only be used with a value.
❌ Wont work --myoption ✅ works --myoption=myvalue
If you want to make the value optional simply make the type nullable or assign a value to the property
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Option]
protected string $requiredValue; // if the option is used the User must specify a value
#[Option]
protected ?string $optionalValue; // The value is optional
#[Option]
protected string $defaultValue = 'default'; // The option has a default value
#[Option]
protected array $array; // an Array Option
#[Option]
protected array $defaultArray = ['default1', 'default2']; // an Array Option with default
...
}Call it like:
php artisan basic --requiredValue=someValue --optionalValue --array=Item1 --array=Item2Traditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
// requiredValue is not possible
// defaultArray is not possible
protected $signature = 'basic {--optionalValue=} {--defaultValue=default} {--array=*}';
...
}You can set a description for an option on the Option Attribute.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Option(
description: 'Option Description'
)]
protected bool $option;
...
}Traditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {--option: Option Description}';
}You can set a shortcut for an option on the Option Attribute.
⚠️ Be aware that a shortcut can only be one char long
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Option(
shortcut: 'Q'
)]
protected bool $option;
...
}Call it like:
php artisan basic -QTraditional Syntax
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
protected $signature = 'basic {--Q|option}';
}You can make option negatable by adding the negatable parameter to the Option Attribute. Now the option accepts either
the flag (e.g. --yell) or its negation (e.g. --no-yell).
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Option(
negatable: true
)]
protected bool $yell;
public function handle(){
dump($this->yell); // true if called with --yell
dump($this->yell); // false if called with --no-yell
}
}Call it like:
php artisan basic --yell
php artisan basic --no-yellIt is also possible to type Arguments or Options as Enum. The Package will automatically cast the input from the
commandline to the typed Enum. If you use BackedEnums you use the value of the case and if you have a non backed Enum
you use the name of the case.
enum Enum
{
case A;
case B;
case C;
}
enum IntEnum: int
{
case A = 1;
case B = 2;
case C = 3;
}
enum StringEnum: string
{
case A = 'String A';
case B = 'String B';
case C = 'String C';
} #[Argument]
protected Enum $argEnum;
#[Argument]
protected StringEnum $argStringEnum;
#[Argument]
protected IntEnum $argIntEnum;
#[Option]
protected Enum $enum;
#[Option]
protected StringEnum $stringEnum;
#[Option]
protected IntEnum $intEnum;php artisan enum B "String B" 2 --enum=B --stringEnum="String B" --intEnum=2By default, the input name used on the commandline will be same as the property name. You can change this with the as
parameter on the Option or Argument Attribute. This can be handy if you have conflicting property names or want a
more expressive api for your commands.
⚠️ If you use the->option()syntax you need to specify the alias name to get the option.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument(
as: 'alternativeArgument'
)]
protected string $myArgument;
#[Option(
as: 'alternativeName'
)]
protected bool $myOption;
public function handle(){
dump($this->myArgument);
dump($this->myOption);
}
}Call it like:
php artisan basic something --alternativeNameIf you want to use some objects with casts as default values you can use the configureDefauls() method on the command
to set default values.
#[ArtisanCommand(
name: 'basic',
)]
class BasicCommand extends Command
{
use UsesConsoleToolkit;
#[Argument]
protected BandModel $band;
public function configureDefaults(): void {
$this->band = BandModel::find('2');
}
public function handle(){
dump($this->band); // The Band with id 2
}
}Cast can be specified on Arguments and Options. You can either provide a class-string of a caster to use or an
instance of the caster. This is helpful to configure the caster via the constructor.
The Toolkit provides a cast for eloquent models out of the box. So if you typehint an eloquent model toolkit will try to match the console input to the primary key of the model and fetches it from the database.
#[Argument]
protected BandModel $band;
public function handle(){
$this->band // Well be an instance of BandModel
}If you want to change the column that will be used to match the input to the database, load relations or only select specific columns you can use the manual cast like this:
#[Argument(
cast: new \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\ModelCaster(
findBy: 'name',
select: ['id', 'name']
with: ['songs']
)
)]
protected BandModel $band;
public function handle(){
$this->band // Will be an instance of BandModel
}The enum cast will automatically cast every typed enum to this enum. But you can also manually specify it like so.
#[Argument(
cast: \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\EnumCaster::class
)]
protected Enum $argEnum;
#[Option(
cast: new \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\EnumCaster(Enum::class)
)]
protected Enum $enum;If you have an array and want to cast all its values to a specific type you can use the ArrayCaster. It expects a caster and a specific type:
#[Argument(
cast: new \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\ArrayCaster(
caster: \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\EnumCaster::class,
type: StringEnum::class
)
)]
protected array $enumArray;
#[Option(
cast: new \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\ArrayCaster(
caster: \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Casts\EnumCaster::class,
type: StringEnum::class
)
)]
protected array $enumArray2;It's also possible to define your own casts. To do so you need to create a class that implements the Caster Interface.
Let's have a look at small UserCast that allows to simply use the id of a user model on the command line and automatically fetch the correct user from the database:
<?php
class UserCast implements Caster
{
/**
* This method deals with the conversion from the default value to a value the console understand so only
* basic return types are allowed
*
* @param mixed $value The default value if one is present
* @param string $type The type is a string representation of the type of the property
* @param \ReflectionProperty $property The property reflection itself for more control
* @return int|float|array|string|bool|null
*/
public function from(mixed $value, string $type, \ReflectionProperty $property): int|float|array|string|bool|null
{
if ($value instanceof Band){
return $value->getKey();
}
throw new Exception(self::class . ' can only be used with type '. Band::class)
}
/**
* This method deals with the conversion from console input to property value
*
* @param mixed $value The Value from the command line
* @param class-string<Band> $type The type is a string representation of the type of the property
* @param \ReflectionProperty $property The property reflection itself for more control
* @return mixed
*/
public function to(mixed $value, string $type, \ReflectionProperty $property)
{
return $type::find($value);
}
}Now you can use this cast ether locally on an attribute or register it globally for automatic casting like this in your AppServiceProvider
/** Uses the UserCaster everytime the User class is typehint on an Argument or Option */
\Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\ConsoleToolkit::addCast(UserCaster::class, User::class);
/** Uses the UserCaster everytime the User or MasterUser class is typehint on an Argument or Option */
\Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\ConsoleToolkit::addCast(UserCaster::class, [User::class, MasterUser::class]);
/** Uses the UserCaster everytime the callable returns true */
\Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\ConsoleToolkit::addCast(
UserCaster::class,
fn (mixed $value, ReflectionProperty $property): bool => is_subclass_of($property->getType()->getName(), User::class);
);You can also use the normal laravel validation rules to validate the input.
#[Argument(
validation: ['max:5']
)]
protected string $validated;If you want custom messages you need to use the Validation object
#[Argument(
validation: new \Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\Transfers\Validation(
rules: ['max:5']
messages: [
'max' => 'This is way to much!'
]
)
)]
protected string $validated;By default, Auto Ask is enabled. Every time a command is called with an input that fails validation or is required but not specified the command automatically asks the user to enter a (new) value. If the type is an enum it will give the user choice with all the enum values.
If you want to disable this behavior you can do it locally:
#[Argument(
autoAsk: false
)]
protected string $dontAsk;or globally in your AppServiceProvider:
\Thettler\LaravelConsoleToolkit\ConsoleToolkit::enableAutoAsk(false);composer testPlease see CHANGELOG for more information on what has changed recently.
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