Shift Workbench
An automation tool to help developers maintain and modernize their Laravel projects on an daily basis.
What is the Shift Workbench, exactly?
Shift's primary focus is upgrading Laravel. But you may only run Shift every six months. That leaves a big window of time for your project to fall behind.
You may run Shifts like the Laravel Fixer, but maybe don't need all of its automation. Sometimes you may want to simply cherry pick a few of the changes and apply them to an existing Laravel project you've inherited.
You may also manage a few Laravel projects. Sometimes you want to normalize their Laravel conventions or code style. Or manage their Composer dependencies.
Well, that's exactly what the Shift Workbench is for. Using the Shift Workbench you can create custom builds from a growing set of tasks and quickly run them on multiple projects to help maintain and modernize your Laravel applications.
Available Tasks
Here are the tasks currently available with the Shift Workbench:
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Code Format
Apply the Laravel code style or custom rules to your codebase.
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Short array syntax
Convert your code to use PHP's short array syntax.
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Use ::class constant
Convert class references from strings to static class constants.
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Global Facades
Replace Facade references using the global namespace with their FQCN.
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Common Helpers
Convert common Facade chains to helper functions.
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Model Table Name
Remove unnecessary table name properties from models.
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Model Date Casts
Remove unnecessary columns from the dates property in models.
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Form Request array syntax
Convert string based validation rules into arrays.
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Bump Laravel Package Dependencies
Update the constraints to be compatible with a specific version of Laravel for your package dependencies.
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Request Injection
PremiumLeverage the injected request object in Controllers and Middleware.
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Command Autoloading
PremiumRemove unnecessary references by autoloading your application commands.
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Fluent Responses
PremiumConvert response and redirect calls to use Laravel's expressive method chains.
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Fluent Routes
PremiumConvert routes options using the old, array syntax.
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Blade Directives
PremiumStreamline outdated HTML and Blade directives.
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array/string Helpers
PremiumConvert old array and string helpers into their modern class-based methods.
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Controller Validation
PremiumConvert inline controller validation into Form Request objects.
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env to config
PremiumConvert calls to the env helper within your application to use the config helper with a new custom configuration file.
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Class based routes
PremiumRegister routes using static class references instead of strings
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actions to tuples
PremiumConvert your route controller actions from strings to array "tuples".
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Class based factories
PremiumConvert model factories to namespaced, class based factories.
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Composer: Add Dependency
PremiumAdd or update the package constraints to your Composer dependencies.
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Composer: Remove Dependency
PremiumRemove a package from your Composer dependencies.
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Bump Laravel Dependencies
PremiumUpdate the constraints to be compatible with a specific version of Laravel for your project dependencies.