Repository package in development....

What is this?

This package is powerful and fully customizable DB model repository for storing a queries.

How to intall package?

composer require repository/repository

Make new repository with artisan command

php artisan make:repository ExampleRepository

This will automaticaly create ExampleRepository facade and ExampleServiceContainer where you write your queries. This means that service container will call Example model. If Example model don't exist, don't wory, artisan will create it instead of you.

But if you want to use another model, you can require that.

php artisan make:repository ExampleRepository --model NewModel

How to access methods from ServiceContainer?

It's simple, just call your Repository facade.

ExampleRepository::simpleMethod();

Now, let's create a simple method in ExampleServiceContainer.

public function simpleMethod()
{
    // use buildQuery() to prepare your query for execution
    // $builder is instance of \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder so you can 
    // regularly use builder's methods whatever you want.
    $this->buildQuery(function (Builder $builder) {
        return $builder->where('destination', 'San Diego')
                       ->take(20);
    });
    
    // this actually execute your query
    // in this place you can use any 'end point' method from Laravel builder
    // like count(), max(), findOrFail(), etc...
    return $this->get();
}

Of cource, there's the old-school query.

public function simpleMethod()
{
    return $this->executeRaw("SELECT * FROM examples LIMIT 20");
}

Repository package has built-in query caching system so you can easily use it. Let's try it (you do not need all these methods at once, use only the ones you need).

// remember result for a globally defined time or set your custom time
$this->remember(?duration:);

// remember results forever
$this->rememberForever();

// if you have changeable caching state, this is ideally for you
$this->useCache(cache_state:, ?remember_type:);

// is you not satisfied with global settings, you can change it any time
// keep it mind this only affect locally
$this->store('cache_engine');

Well that's nice but where is all that 'customizable'?

All of these methods above you can use in fly, and more. Look.

ExampleRepository::remember()->simpleMethod();

// change cache engine in fly
ExampleRepository::store('redis')->remember(3600)->simpleMethod();

Hm, simpleMethod use get() to retrieve results but I need take max salary, is that possible? Of course it is possible. Look.

ExampleRepository::requireBuilder()->simpleMethod()->max('salary');

Note: keep in mind that requireBuilder() exclude all repository benefits (like caching).

That's all?

Of cource it is not. Repository gives you a possibility to modify queries on fly.

ExampleRepository::orderBy('hire_date', 'desc')->simpleMethod();

Note: this not overriding query in simpleMethod(). If you want to override, then require a builder.

Repository have a possibility to dynamic handle all Laravel query builder methods. You can even write the entire query in fly and cache the result.

ExampleRepository::rememberForever()->where('destination', 'San Diego')->get();

Only sky is the limit. Enjoy.