{"id":1065,"date":"2022-05-18T12:14:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T12:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qalbit.com\/blog\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:13:26","slug":"the-best-way-to-get-organized-your-code-like-a-professional-in-laravel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qalbit.com\/blog\/the-best-way-to-get-organized-your-code-like-a-professional-in-laravel\/","title":{"rendered":"The best way to get organized your code like a professional in Laravel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever found yourself stuck with the coding structure? And wrap up your project with very messy code? Don\u2019t worry you are not alone it has happened to me very often. But not anymore, you are on the right page to learn how to organize your code in Laravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we are going to introduce you with some interesting Laravel topics which will surely help you to become a professional coder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common mistakes we make:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is a pretty well-known fact that Controllers should not have loaded with lots of logic. So, the question arises, where should we move all this logic? This thing is often asked on social media and forums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, this article is not about rules that you have to follow. It is my professional opinion and also used by many well known developers in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where should we move all controller\u2019s logic?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Create a service class<\/strong>
    A service class is used when you want to write a set of actions in a single file. The idea of service classes is not something built into the framework or documented in the official docs. As a result, different people refer to them differently. At the end of the day, service classes are plain classes responsible for holding the business logic.

    How to create service class?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Create a service<\/code> folder in app<\/code> directory, and create a new class file in service folder. Then create a set of actions you want to create in service. Eg: createOrder<\/code>, editOrder<\/code>, printOrder<\/code> in below picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Create service class<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Now you can use Service class in your controller. I have import a service class using dependency injection<\/a>. Check below image for reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Use of Service class<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Create an action class<\/strong>
      An Action class is a class that takes care of one specific task. Actions are just the same as Service classes but a difference is that Service classes are used to handle multiple numbers of tasks, while Action classes are used to handle a single task. Again, Action classes are not built into the framework and there is no artisan command to create a class. So, you have to create a file in the proper folder with the correct namespace. Generally Action class contain one main method which refer to a start point of Action class (Eg: handle, execute etc..).

      How to create action class?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Create Action<\/code> folder in app<\/code> directory, and create a new class file in Action folder. Then create a method called handle<\/code> in Action file. You can write your business logic in handle<\/code> function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Create Action class<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Now you can use Action class in your controller. Check below image for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Use of Action class<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Create a Job<\/strong>
        While building your Laravel application you may have some tasks such as sending emails and parsing data that may take too long to perform, during a typical web request. Laravel allows to create queued jobs that may be processed in the background. By moving intensive tasks to a queue, your application can respond in speed and provide a better user experience.

        You can create a job using the artisan command
        php artisan make:job SendMail<\/code>
        Above command will create a new file in app\/Jobs<\/code> folder.

        This is how Job looks like. You can write your own business logic in handle<\/code> method.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        Create Jobs in Laravel <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

        You can call a Job using dispatch<\/code> helper function. See the below image for your reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Use Eloquent Query Scopes<\/strong>
          While working on a large scope project on Laravel, you might have many large and complex queries. Laravel Query Scopes allow you to add constraints to your Eloquent query. Laravel provides Global scope and Local scope.
          Global scopes allow you to add constraints to all queries for a given model, while Local scopes allow you to define common sets of query constraints that you may easily re-use throughout your application.

          For more detail you can check official documentation here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Create Helpers files<\/strong>
            Helpers, as the name suggests, help you with tasks. Each helper file is simply a collection of functions in a particular category. You can create helper functions that are going to be used throughout the application. By default, Laravel is not providing any command or folder to create a helper function. But developers find their way to create helpers files.

            This is how you can create a helper file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n