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event4u Data Helpers

Installation

Data Helpers can be installed via Composer and works with Laravel, Symfony, Doctrine, or plain PHP.

Requirements

Section titled “Requirements”
  • PHP 8.2 or higher
  • Composer

Basic Installation

Section titled “Basic Installation”

Install Data Helpers via Composer:

Terminal window
composer require event4u/data-helpers

That’s it! Data Helpers is now ready to use in your project.

Framework Integration

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Data Helpers automatically detects which frameworks are available in your project and enables the appropriate integrations.

Laravel

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If you’re using Laravel 9+, Data Helpers will automatically register its service provider and enable:

  • Laravel Collections support
  • Eloquent Model support
  • Artisan commands
  • Validation integration
  • Authorization integration

No additional configuration is required.

Symfony

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If you’re using Symfony 6+, Data Helpers will automatically enable:

  • Symfony Collections support
  • Console commands
  • Validation integration
  • Security integration

No additional configuration is required.

Doctrine

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If you’re using Doctrine 2+, Data Helpers will automatically enable:

  • Doctrine Collections support
  • Entity support

No additional configuration is required.

Plain PHP

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Data Helpers works out of the box with plain PHP. No framework is required.

Optional Dependencies

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Data Helpers has zero required dependencies, but you can install optional packages for additional features:

Laravel Integration

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Terminal window
composer require illuminate/collections
composer require illuminate/database

Symfony Integration

Section titled “Symfony Integration”
Terminal window
composer require symfony/console
composer require symfony/validator
composer require symfony/security-core

Doctrine Integration

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Terminal window
composer require doctrine/collections
composer require doctrine/orm

Verification

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Verify the installation by running:

Terminal window
composer show event4u/data-helpers

You should see the package information including version and dependencies.

Next Steps

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