An easy way to intergrate Database Settings with Laravel

For Laravel 4.x, check version 1.5.5

Think of Setter as an easy way to integrate Settings with Laravel, providing a variety of helpers to speed up the utilisation of application wide settings. These include:

• Setting::set
• Setting::get
• Setting::forget
• Setting::has
• Setting::all
• Setting::clear
• Setting::expires

Installation

Begin by installing this package through Composer. Edit your project's composer.json file to require cornford/setter.

"require": {
	"cornford/setter": "2.*"
}

Next, update Composer from the Terminal:

composer update

We now have to publish the packages assets with the following command:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Cornford\\Setter\\SettingServiceProvider"

We now have to migrate the package database table with the following command:

php artisan migrate

Once this operation completes, the next step is to add the service provider. Open config/app.php, and add a new item to the providers array.

'Cornford\Setter\SettingServiceProvider',

The final step is to introduce the facade. Open config/app.php, and add a new item to the aliases array.

'Setting'         => 'Cornford\Setter\Facades\SettingFacade',

That's it! You're all set to go.

Configuration

You can now configure Setter in a few simple steps. Open app/config/packages/cornford/setter/config.php and update the options as needed.

• cache - Enable caching to improve performance by reducing database calls.
• tag - A tag prefixed to all cache items, e.g. tag::.
• expiry - The default expiry for cache items, e.g. 60.

Usage

It's really as simple as using the Setter class in any Controller / Model / File you see fit with:

Setting::

This will give you access to

• Set
• Get
• Forget
• Has
• All
• Clear
• expires
• Uncached
• cacheEnabled
• enableCache
• disableCache
• setCacheTag
• getCacheTag
• cacheHas
• cacheForget
• cacheClear
• CacheExpires

Set

The set method sets a setting via both a key and a value parameter in the database.

Setting::set('app.url', 'http://localhost');

Get

The get method gets a setting via a key parameter from the database, and a default value can be optionally passed if the setting doesn't exist. If no default parameter is supplied, and an application configuration variable is present, this will be returned.

Setting::get('app.url', 'http://localhost');
Setting::get('app.url');

Forget

The forget method removes a setting via a key parameter from the database.

Setting::forget('app.setting');

Has

The has method returns a true / false based on if a setting is present in the database via a key parameter. This doesn't fall back to checking application configuration variables.

Setting::has('app.setting');

All

The all method returns an array of key value pairs of settings from the database. This doesn't fall back to return application configuration variables.

Setting::all();

Clear

The clear method removes all settings from the database. This doesn't fall back to removing application configuration variables.

Setting::clear();

Expires

The expires method sets the cache expiry setting. Can be false to not cache, true / 0 to cache indefinitely, an integer for minutes, or a datetime of when to expire.

Setting::expires(false);

Uncached

The uncached method ensures the next get request is requested from the database rather than the cache. It will also re-cache the item if one is found.

Setting::uncached();
Setting::uncached()->get('app.setting');

Cache Enabled

The cacheEnabled method gets the current caching state returning a true / false based on the cache status, retuning the current Setter instance.

Setting::cacheEnabled();

Enable Cache

The enableCache method sets caching state to cache items, retuning the current Setter instance.

Setting::enableCache();
Setting::enableCache()->set('app.url', 'http://localhost');

Disable Cache

The disableCache method sets caching state to not cache items.

Setting::disableCache();
Setting::disableCache()->set('app.url', 'http://localhost');

Set Cache Tag

The setCacheTag method sets the currently caching prefix tag.

Setting::setCacheTag('tag:');

Get Cache Tag

The getCacheTag method gets the currently set caching prefix tag.

Setting::getCacheTag();

Cache Has

The cacheHas method returns a true / false based on if a setting is present in the cache via a key parameter. This doesn't fall back to checking application configuration variables.

Setting::cacheHas('app.setting');

Cache Forget

The cacheForget method removes a setting via a key parameter from the cache.

Setting::cacheForget('app.setting');

Cache Expires

The cacheExpires method sets the cache expiry setting. Can be false to not cache, true / 0 to cache indefinitely, an integer for minutes, or a datetime of when to expire.

Setting::cacheExpires(false);

Cache Clear

The cacheClear method removes all settings from the cache. This doesn't fall back to removing application configuration variables.

Setting::cacheClear();

License

Setter is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license