hughcube/laravel-knight
| Install | |
|---|---|
composer require hughcube/laravel-knight |
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| Latest Version: | v6.0.166 |
| PHP: | >=7.4 |
| License: | MIT |
| Last Updated: | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Links: | GitHub · Packagist |
Introduction
Laravel Knight is a powerful helper extension for the Laravel PHP framework, designed to provide a more robust and efficient development experience. It offers enhanced Eloquent models, query builders, controller utilities, caching mechanisms, optimistic locking, middleware collections, and PostgreSQL array support.
Requirements
- PHP 7.4+
- Laravel 6.0+
Features
- Enhanced Eloquent Models: Advanced caching mechanisms, optimistic locking, soft deletes, and convenient data manipulation methods
- Optimized Query Builder: Extended with
whereLike,whereRange, primary key caching queries, and more - PostgreSQL Array Support: Native PostgreSQL array type handling with
whereIntArrayContains,whereTextArrayOverlaps, etc. - Middleware Collection: Authentication, environment guards, IP restrictions, CORS, HSTS, request logging
- Controller Utilities: Action trait with parameter validation, caching, and event dispatching
- OPcache Management: Commands for compiling, clearing, and monitoring OPcache
- Queue Job Tools: Built-in jobs for ping checks, file cleanup, cache GC, and WeChat token refresh
- Mixin Extensions: Extended Collection, Carbon, Str, and Query Builder classes
Installing
composer require hughcube/laravel-knight -vvv
Usage
1. Model Enhancements
Extend HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Database\Eloquent\Model to get caching and other utilities.
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Psr\SimpleCache\CacheInterface;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
class User extends Model
{
public function getCache(): ?CacheInterface
{
return Cache::store('redis');
}
}
// Usage
$user = User::findById(1); // Fetch with cache
$users = User::findByIds([1, 2, 3]); // Batch fetch with cache
$user = User::noCacheQuery()->find(1); // Bypass cache
2. Optimistic Locking
Add optimistic locking to prevent data conflicts in concurrent scenarios.
<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Database\Eloquent\Traits\OptimisticLock;
class Product extends Model
{
use OptimisticLock;
}
// Migration: $table->unsignedBigInteger('data_version')->default(1);
// Usage
$product = Product::find(1);
$product->price = 100.50;
try {
$product->save(); // Auto handles optimistic locking
} catch (\HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Exceptions\OptimisticLockException $e) {
// Handle conflict
}
// Disable lock temporarily
$product->disableOptimisticLock()->save();
3. Query Builder Extensions
// LIKE queries
Order::query()->whereLike('name', '%keyword%')->get();
Order::query()->whereEscapeLike('name', 'keyword')->get(); // Escaped contains
Order::query()->whereEscapeLeftLike('name', 'prefix')->get(); // Escaped prefix
// Range query
Order::query()->whereRange('created_at', ['2023-01-01', '2023-12-31'])->get();
// Available (not soft-deleted) query
Order::availableQuery()->get();
4. PostgreSQL Array Queries
// Integer array queries
User::query()->whereIntArrayContains('role_ids', [1, 2])->get();
User::query()->whereIntArrayOverlaps('tag_ids', [3, 4])->get();
// Text array queries
Post::query()->whereTextArrayContains('tags', ['php', 'laravel'])->get();
// Array length/empty checks
User::query()->whereArrayLength('permissions', '>', 0)->get();
User::query()->whereArrayIsNotEmpty('roles')->get();
5. Middleware
// routes/web.php
Route::middleware(['knight.only-local'])->group(function () {
// Local access only
});
Route::middleware(['knight.only-private-ip'])->group(function () {
// Private IP only
});
Route::middleware(['knight.https'])->group(function () {
// Force HTTPS
});
Available middleware:
knight.authenticate- Authenticationknight.only-local/knight.only-local-env- Local restrictionsknight.only-prod-env/knight.only-test-env- Environment restrictionsknight.only-private-ip/knight.only-public-ip- IP restrictionsknight.https- Force HTTPSknight.hsts- HSTS headerknight.log-request- Request loggingknight.cors- CORS handling
6. Controller Action Trait
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Routing\Controller;
class ProductController extends Controller
{
public function show(int $id)
{
return $this->getOrSet(
$this->getActionCacheKey(__METHOD__, ['id' => $id]),
fn() => Product::find($id),
60
);
}
}
7. OPcache Commands
# Compile files to OPcache
php artisan opcache:compile
# Clear CLI OPcache
php artisan opcache:clear-cli
# Create preload script
php artisan opcache:create-preload
8. Built-in Queue Jobs
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Queue\Jobs\PingJob;
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Queue\Jobs\CleanFilesJob;
use HughCube\Laravel\Knight\Queue\Jobs\CacheTableGcJob;
// Dispatch jobs
PingJob::dispatch();
CleanFilesJob::dispatch('/path/to/clean', '*.log', 7);
CacheTableGcJob::dispatch();
Configuration
Publish the configuration file:
php artisan vendor:publish --provider="HughCube\Laravel\Knight\ServiceProvider"
Configure route prefixes in config/knight.php:
return [
'opcache' => [
'route_prefix' => false, // Set to enable OPcache routes, false to disable
],
'request' => [
'route_prefix' => false, // Request log routes
],
'ping' => [
'route_prefix' => null, // Ping routes
],
'phpinfo' => [
'route_prefix' => false, // PHPInfo routes
],
'devops' => [
'route_prefix' => false, // Devops system info routes
],
];
Contributing
You can contribute in one of three ways:
- File bug reports using the issue tracker.
- Answer questions or fix bugs on the issue tracker.
- Contribute new features or update the wiki.
The code contribution process is not very formal. You just need to make sure that you follow the PSR-0, PSR-1, and PSR-2 coding guidelines. Any new code contributions must be accompanied by unit tests where applicable.
License
Laravel Knight is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.
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