name: laravel-providers description: Service providers, bootstrapping, and application configuration. Use when working with service providers, app configuration, bootstrapping, or when user mentions service providers, AppServiceProvider, bootstrap, booters, configuration, helpers.

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.