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Jul 6, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3

The new cache() global helper in Laravel 5.3

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This is a series of posts on New Features in Laravel 5.3.

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Time for another new feature in Laravel 5.3!

Shortcut global helpers in Laravel

As I was writing my book I noticed a pattern in the global helper functions like session() and, in some ways, cookie(). There are three primary functions that they can perform: get a value, put a value, or return an instance of their backing service.

For example:

  • session('abc', null) gets the value of abc, or an optional fallback of null.
  • session(['abc' => 'def']) sets the value of abc to def.
  • session() returns an instance of the SessionManager.

The third option means you can use session()->all() (or any other methods) just like you would Session::all().

I mentioned that it seems like there should be a cache() helper, and before I could even think much more about it, Jeffrey (Way) had already written one up. So! Behold! The global cache() helper, new in Laravel 5.3.

The cache() global helper

Like session(), the cache() global helper can perform three primary functions: get, put, or return an instance of the backing service.

For example:

  • cache('abc', null) gets the cached value of abc, or an optional fallback of null.
  • cache(['abc' => 'def'], 5) sets the value of abc to def, for the duration of 5 minutes.
  • cache() returns an instance of the CacheManager.

The third option means you can use cache()->forever() (or any other methods) just like you would Cache::forever().

That's it! Enjoy!

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Tags: laravel  •  laravel 5.3

This is part of a series of posts on New Features in Laravel 5.3:

  1. Introducing Laravel Echo: An In-Depth Walk-Through
    Jun 16, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, echo, websockets
  2. The new $loop variable in Laravel 5.3
    Jun 27, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3
  3. Customizing additional parameters in FirstOrCreate in Laravel 5.3
    Jun 29, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, eloquent
  4. The new cache() global helper in Laravel 5.3
    Jul 6, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3
  6. New JSON-column where() and update() syntax in Laravel 5.3
    Jul 8, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, eloquent
  7. Image dimension validation rules in Laravel 5.3
    Jul 25, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3
  8. Customizing pagination templates in Laravel 5.3
    Jul 26, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3
  9. Routing changes in Laravel 5.3
    Jul 27, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, routing
  10. 5.3 feature announcement notes from Laracon
    Jul 27, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, laravel scout, laravel passport, mailable
  11. Introducing Laravel Scout
    Jul 29, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, laravel scout
  12. Introducing Laravel Passport
    Jul 30, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, laravel passport, oauth
  13. Introducing Mailables in Laravel 5.3
    Aug 5, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, mail, laravel mailables
  14. Directory structure changes in Laravel 5.3
    Aug 8, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3
  15. The new Notification system in Laravel 5.3
    Oct 19, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, laravel notifications, notifications
  16. Using Vue in Laravel 5.3, with the Vue bootstrap and sample component
    Dec 21, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, vuejs, vueify, authorization
  17. Update to queue workers in Laravel 5.3
    Dec 21, 2016 | laravel, laravel 5.3, queues
  18. Defining console commands via closure in Laravel 5.3
    Jan 30, 2017 | laravel, laravel 5.3, artisan

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