README

Install

Require this package with composer using the following command:

composer require thomasderooij/laravel-cqrs

The package will automaticall register the required service providers.

Optionally, publish the packages config by running

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Thomasderooij\LaravelCqrs\Providers\CqrsServiceProvider"

Docs

It's a set of classes to create a clear distinction between commands, or things that write and do stuff, and queries, things that fetch you information.

The setup is simple. Create a command or query. Your constructor should receive the data is needs to complete its task. Any dependencies should also be instantiated here. I personally use singletons, but implement is however you like.

Your commands and queries have 3 protected functions;

• Run (your actual code)
• isSatisfied (a function that should check whether you can execute the code)
• Exception (the exception that will be thrown if isSatisfied returns false)

The traits canCommand and canQuery set up a class to run your commands and queries.

Quick example: You have a command called StoreFileCommand. It takes a file location from your request as a constructor argument.

• The run function actually moves it to a dedicated directory, and makes a database entry so you can get your file later on.
• The isSatisfied function checks the file extension, size and other limitations you might want to put on your files.
• The Exception function returns a new FileTooBig exception to throw when the file is too big.

Your controller says $this->execute(new StoreFileCommand($fileLocation, $targetLocation)); and bam. File is stored. Clean, reusable. Lovely.

Commands

php artisan cqrs:command <Class name goes here>

This will create a command for you. Per default this will be in the app/Cqrs/Commands directory.

php artisan cqrs:query <Class name goes here>

This will create a command for you. Per default this will be in the app/Cqrs/Queries directory.

Configuration

To change the directory in which you want to create your command and queries, simply publish the assets of the CqrsServiceProvider and add your custom directory in config/cqrs.php