Laravel Providers

Service providers and application bootstrapping patterns.

Core Concepts

service-providers.md – Service providers:

• AppServiceProvider organization with named methods
• Model::unguard() for mass assignment
• Factory resolver for Data classes
• Morph map registration
• Configuration patterns

bootstrap-booters.md – Bootstrap & Booters:

• Invokable booter classes
• Middleware registration
• Exception handling setup
• Scheduling configuration
• Clean bootstrap organization

environment.md – Environment config:

• Template and instance pattern
• .env-local templates
• Git-ignored instances
• Optional git-crypt for secrets

helpers.md – Helper functions:

• Global helper registration
• Autoloading helpers
• When to use (sparingly)
• Alternatives with static methods

Pattern

// AppServiceProvider
final class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    public function boot(): void
    {
        $this->configureMorphMap();
        $this->configureDataFactories();
        Model::unguard();
    }

    private function configureMorphMap(): void
    {
        Relation::morphMap([
            'order' => Order::class,
            'product' => Product::class,
        ]);
    }
}

Organize AppServiceProvider with named private methods for clarity.